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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ubuntu-vm-builder" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ubuntu-vm-builder" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ubuntu-vm-builder 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-vm-builder package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ubuntu-vm-builder
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 30
Maintainer: Serge Hallyn
Architecture: all
Source: vm-builder
Version: 0.12.4+bzr494-0ubuntu1
Depends: python, python:any (>= 2.5~), python-vm-builder
Filename: pool/universe/v/vm-builder/ubuntu-vm-builder_0.12.4+bzr494-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 2790
MD5sum: f771f12f59df4869007e87763391017d
SHA1: 6896a8251dad2163461113e46c6755ce4669481f
SHA256: bdd46e3005e6312f990fe6564f4d8f2f10bc04c64a7b3af6d6a7394e489c6d0a
Description-en: Ubuntu VM builder
Script which automates the process of creating a ready to use VM based on
Ubuntu. You can pass command line options to add extra packages, remove
packages, choose which version of Ubuntu, which mirror to use etc.
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On recent hardware with plenty of RAM, tmpdir in /dev/shm or using a tmpfs,
and a local mirror, you can bootstrap a vm in less than a minute.
Description-md5: 32b28e1d04cb2ed1a845550564d05be9
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu