How to Install and Uninstall v86d Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "v86d" package

This tutorial shows how to install v86d on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                v86d
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "v86d" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall v86d on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                v86d
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the v86d package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: v86d
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 104
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Evgeni Golov
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.1.10-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx86-1 (>= 0.99-1)
Recommends: initramfs-tools
Filename: pool/universe/v/v86d/v86d_0.1.10-1_amd64.deb
Size: 11786
MD5sum: 07e123cd1b6ff4ded35143c73393e492
SHA1: d48adaea7b032b2489d093e9b53c3d2f49219ee3
SHA256: 48bdc5de1ed63e64cb01b8a06447753227e68ee1608bdc2d1f3e6f4be3d643ba
Description-en: daemon to run x86 code in an emulated environment
v86d provides a backend for kernel drivers that need to execute
x86 BIOS code. The code is executed in a controlled environment
and the results are passed back to the kernel via the netlink
interface.
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v86d is needed by the uvesafb kernel module.
Description-md5: 2034d7c3d9e4a24b6306ee91acca4571
Homepage: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu