Install qemu-system on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install qemu-system

Learn how to install qemu-system with the command sudo apt-get install qemu-system on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of qemu-system:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: qemu-system

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install qemu-system

Package Details

Package:qemu-system
Version:1.0.50-2012.03-0ubuntu2.1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://launchpad.net/qemu-linaro/
Description:QEMU full system emulation binaries QEMU is a fast processor emulator: currently the package supports ARM, CRIS, i386, M68k (ColdFire), MicroBlaze, MIPS, PowerPC, SH4, SPARC and x86-64 emulation. By using dynamic translation it achieves reasonable speed while being easy to port on new host CPUs. . This package provides the full system emulation binaries for targets other than x86 and x86-64. In this mode QEMU emulates a full system, including a processor and various peripherals. It enables easier testing and debugging of system code. It can also be used to provide virtual hosting of several virtual machines on a single server. Homepage: https://launchpad.net/qemu-linaro/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/misc

How to install qemu-system on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install qemu-system on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install qemu-system

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If qemu-system is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L qemu-system' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L qemu-system
Package `qemu-system' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing qemu-system:

After system update use the following command to install qemu-system:

sudo apt-get install qemu-system

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove qemu-system from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the qemu-system from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the qemu-system following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  qemu-system

Following command is used to remove the qemu-system package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove qemu-system

This will remove qemu-system and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing qemu-system with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge qemu-system

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove qemu-system

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with qemu-system package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.