How to Install guestfsd software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install guestfsd software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

guestfsd software package provides Daemon to access to guest virtual machine through virtio serial, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install guestfsd 

guestfsd is installed in your system.

Make ensure the guestfsd package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep guestfsd *

You will get with guestfsd package name, version, architecture and description in a table

guestfsd package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Libraries
Package guestfsd
Version 1:1.14.8-1
Description Daemon to access to guest virtual machine through virtio serial
Sub Section libs


See Also, How to uninstall or remove guestfsd software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?