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Quick installation of spice-vdagent:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: spice-vdagent
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install spice-vdagent
Package Details | |
| Package: | spice-vdagent |
| Version: | 0.8.1-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.spice-space.org/ |
| Description: | Spice agent for Linux spice-vdagent is the spice agent for Linux, it is used in conjunction with spice-compitable hypervisor, its feature includs: \* Client mouse mode (no need to grab mouse by client, no mouse lag) this is handled by the daemon by feeding mouse events into the kernel via uinput. This will only work if the active X-session is running a spice-vdagent process so that its resolution can be determined. \* Automatic adjustment of the X-session resolution to the client resolution \* Support of copy and paste (text and images) between the active X-session and the client Homepage: http://www.spice-space.org/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/x11 |
How to install spice-vdagent on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
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 spice-vdagent is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L spice-vdagent' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L spice-vdagent Package `spice-vdagent' 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 spice-vdagent:
After system update use the following command to install spice-vdagent:
sudo apt-get install spice-vdagent
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 spice-vdagent from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the spice-vdagent 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 spice-vdagent following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove spice-vdagent
Following command is used to remove the spice-vdagent package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove spice-vdagent
This will remove spice-vdagent and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing spice-vdagent with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge spice-vdagent
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove spice-vdagent
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with spice-vdagent package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
