How to Install and Uninstall xen-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "xen-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xen-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xen-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xen-tools" package

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


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

Package: xen-tools
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 659
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Axel Beckert
Architecture: all
Version: 4.6.2-1
Depends: debootstrap | cdebootstrap, libconfig-inifiles-perl, libdata-validate-domain-perl, libdata-validate-ip-perl, libdata-validate-uri-perl, libfile-slurp-perl, libfile-which-perl, libsort-versions-perl, libterm-ui-perl | perl (<< 5.17.0), libtext-template-perl, openssh-client, perl
Recommends: debian-archive-keyring, libexpect-perl, lvm2, rinse (>= 1.9.1-1), ubuntu-archive-keyring, xen-hypervisor, xen-utils
Suggests: btrfs-tools, cfengine2, reiserfsprogs, xfsprogs
Filename: pool/universe/x/xen-tools/xen-tools_4.6.2-1_all.deb
Size: 128772
MD5sum: e2f8f5f67da71ad3aebfa954398804a5
SHA1: cca4e1900206effeffbd01aea6d8c5767a5552af
SHA256: f52a28f6afbccfd6788adfa60282877fa406e70555df18276ed44c35323c30e7
Description-en: Tools to manage Xen virtual servers
This package contains tools to manage Debian based Xen virtual servers.
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Using the scripts you can easily create fully configured Xen guest
domains (DomU) which can be listed, updated, or copied easily.
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xen-tools currently can install:
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* Debian 3.1 Sarge (i386 only)
* Debian 4.0 Etch
* Debian 5.0 Lenny
* Debian 6.0 Squeeze
* Debian 7 Wheezy
* Debian 8 Jessie
* Debian 9 Stretch (under development)
* Debian Sid (Unstable)
* Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (LTS)
* Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft
* Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
* Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon
* Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron (LTS)
* Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
* Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackaplope
* Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
* Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (LTS)
* Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
* Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
* Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
* Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin (LTS)
* Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal
* Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
* Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander
* Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)
* Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn
* Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet
* Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf
* Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus (preliminary support, under development)
* CentOS 5
* CentOS 6
Description-md5: 64280943f01bd340e52df6a247de981f
Homepage: http://xen-tools.org/software/xen-tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu