How to Install and Uninstall ubuntu-virt Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-virt" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ubuntu-virt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ubuntu-virt
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-virt" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ubuntu-virt on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ubuntu-virt
Priority: optional
Section: universe/metapackages
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU developers
Architecture: all
Version: 1.4
Depends: ubuntu-virt-server, ubuntu-virt-mgmt
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-virt/ubuntu-virt_1.4_all.deb
Size: 1552
MD5sum: a824dad4db9255ba1ceefaa8b0bc81b2
SHA1: 69558bd7dcf0cfd77243cb072506af5f57a7471d
SHA256: 5167ae5139827ba874041d0f3405abfe0e65642b25b6b2fec2a29c40b49379c2
Description-en: Host and manage virtual machines
This metapackage depends on some common packages useful for hosting
and managing virtual machines.
Description-md5: 23c2b2da862577643393ececa14435c2
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu