How To Install bootstrap-vz on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install bootstrap-vz on Debian 9. bootstrap-vz is tool for creating Debian images for cloud platforms (CLI)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bootstrap-vz on Debian 9.

What is bootstrap-vz

bootstrap-vz is:

It’s a software for creating Debian images to run on public or private clouds (Amazon, Google, OpenStack, Eucaliptus, etc). It’s using bootstraping as a method for creating images. Images created by this tool are fully operational Debian Images for Cloud.

There are three methods to install bootstrap-vz on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bootstrap-vz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bootstrap-vz using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bootstrap-vz

Install bootstrap-vz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bootstrap-vz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bootstrap-vz

Install bootstrap-vz 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bootstrap-vz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bootstrap-vz

How To Uninstall bootstrap-vz on Debian 9

To uninstall only the bootstrap-vz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bootstrap-vz

Uninstall bootstrap-vz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bootstrap-vz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bootstrap-vz

Remove bootstrap-vz Configurations and Data

To remove bootstrap-vz configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bootstrap-vz

Remove bootstrap-vz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bootstrap-vz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bootstrap-vz

Dependencies

bootstrap-vz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bootstrap-vz package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.