Installing ``libvirt`` on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise
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+
``libvirt`` packages are incorporated into the Ubuntu 12.04 precise
distribution. To install ``libvirt`` on precise, execute the following::
- sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libvirt-dev
+ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libvirt-bin
+
Installing ``libvirt`` on Earlier Versions of Ubuntu
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+
For Ubuntu distributions 11.10 oneiric and earlier, you must build
-``libvirt`` from source using the following procedure::
+``libvirt`` from source. Clone the ``libvirt`` repository, and use
+`AutoGen`_ to generate the build. Then execute ``make`` and
+``make install`` to complete the installation. For example::
- cd {your-development-directory}
git clone git://libvirt.org/libvirt.git
cd libvirt
- ./autogen.sh --PREFIX=$USR/install-directory
+ ./autogen.sh
make
sudo make install
-See `libvirt Installation`_ for details.
+See `libvirt Installation`_ for details.
-.. _libvirt Installation: http://www.libvirt.org/compiling.html
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+.. _AutoGen: http://www.gnu.org/software/autogen/
+.. _libvirt Installation: http://www.libvirt.org/compiling.html
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