How To Install xen-utils-4.16 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 xen-utils-4.16 on Ubuntu.

What is xen-utils-4.16

xen-utils-4.16 is:

The userspace tools to manage a system virtualized through the XEN virtual machine monitor.

qemu-utils and seabios are neded for “Xen HVM” (amd64)

There are three methods to install xen-utils-4.16 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 xen-utils-4.16 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xen-utils-4.16 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xen-utils-4.16

Install xen-utils-4.16 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xen-utils-4.16 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xen-utils-4.16

Install xen-utils-4.16 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 xen-utils-4.16 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xen-utils-4.16

How To Uninstall xen-utils-4.16 on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xen-utils-4.16 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xen-utils-4.16

Uninstall xen-utils-4.16 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xen-utils-4.16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xen-utils-4.16

Remove xen-utils-4.16 Configurations and Data

To remove xen-utils-4.16 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xen-utils-4.16

Remove xen-utils-4.16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xen-utils-4.16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xen-utils-4.16

Dependencies

xen-utils-4.16 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libncurses6
• libtinfo6
• libxencall1
• libxenevtchn1
• libxenforeignmemory1
• libxengnttab1
• libxenmisc4.16
• libxenstore4
• libxentoollog1
• libyajl2
• python3

References

• xen-utils-4.16 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-utils-4.16 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.