How To Install criu on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install criu on Ubuntu.
What is criu
criu is:
criu contains the utilities to checkpoint and restore processes in userspace.
There are three methods to install criu on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install criu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install criu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install criu
Install criu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install criu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install criu
Install criu Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install criu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install criu
How To Uninstall criu on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the criu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove criu
Uninstall criu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall criu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove criu
Remove criu Configurations and Data
To remove criu configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge criu
Remove criu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove criu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge criu
Dependencies
criu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install criu package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.