How To Install lxctl 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 lxctl on Ubuntu.
What is lxctl
lxctl is:
Utility to manage different aspects of Linux Containers (LXC).
There are three methods to install lxctl 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 lxctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxctl
Install lxctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxctl
Install lxctl 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 lxctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxctl
How To Uninstall lxctl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the lxctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxctl
Uninstall lxctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxctl
Remove lxctl Configurations and Data
To remove lxctl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxctl
Remove lxctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxctl
Dependencies
lxctl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxctl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.