How to Install and Uninstall lxctl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "lxctl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install lxctl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                lxctl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "lxctl" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall lxctl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lxctl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lxctl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: lxctl
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 183
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: all
Version: 0.3.1+debian-3
Depends: liblinux-lvm-perl, libipc-system-simple-perl, libossp-uuid-perl, libnet-ssh2-perl, libyaml-tiny-perl, lxc
Recommends: bridge-utils, lvm2, perl-doc
Suggests: bash-completion
Filename: pool/universe/l/lxctl/lxctl_0.3.1+debian-3_all.deb
Size: 25542
MD5sum: bb1fb32fb4963268c349410d7a809f79
SHA1: 9f1d86c9f4c0b17b73c40004941eb414ebdaee8d
SHA256: 3135e2e7b2707870e43b2e03b7e70fde051358a90a249f7e67a79192a2333793
Description-en: Utility to manage LXC
Utility to manage different aspects of Linux Containers (LXC).
Description-md5: e6f5c31650e773d11138635be9e325d2
Homepage: http://www.lxc.tl/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu