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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "nbdkit" package

This tutorial shows how to install nbdkit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall nbdkit on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: nbdkit
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 149
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hilko Bengen
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.11-1build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.6)
Suggests: nbdkit-plugin-guestfs, nbdkit-plugin-libvirt, nbdkit-plugin-perl, nbdkit-plugin-python
Filename: pool/universe/n/nbdkit/nbdkit_1.1.11-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 50564
MD5sum: 80520bd667e361bdb105459f00e0d7e3
SHA1: f6ef3179802fd9dc64d7b1337ce2d47294e83a67
SHA256: 035f3bb69d3e4e657e6bc391be181b5012d6735e89976c1d833fed0304f325aa
Description-en: toolkit for creating NBD servers
NBD is a protocol for accessing block Devices (hard disks and
disk-like things) over a network. nbdkit is a multithreaded NBD
server with a well-documented, simple plugin API with a stable ABI
guarantee that allows for easy creation of "unconventional" block
devices.
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This package provides the nbdkit binary and a the file, gzip, and xz,
plugins.
Description-md5: c7a861cc6e7a0f4d763c7d5feb686a79
Homepage: https://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu