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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-virt-server" package

This tutorial shows how to install ubuntu-virt-server on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ubuntu-virt-server on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ubuntu-virt-server
Priority: optional
Section: metapackages
Installed-Size: 26
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU developers
Architecture: all
Source: ubuntu-virt
Version: 1.4
Depends: qemu-kvm, libvirt-bin, openssh-server
Filename: pool/main/u/ubuntu-virt/ubuntu-virt-server_1.4_all.deb
Size: 2344
MD5sum: c31d379e595ff358beffd8a3f16afe2e
SHA1: be3b22cf5e3f75a3fe736404c5badd20d9599eb9
SHA256: d47e137b6b15dfc04b4b617b7615ee68774b6f0a620c50c4160a3ed14cc3d74e
Description-en: Common packages necessary for hosting virtual machines
This metapackage depends on some common packages useful for hosting
virtual machines on an Ubuntu server.
Description-md5: 218b8beddebb8fa62919b04e4e72dd88
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: virt-host