How To Install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen on Kali Linux. libvirt-daemon-driver-xen is Virtualization daemon Xen connection driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen on Kali Linux.

What is libvirt-daemon-driver-xen

libvirt-daemon-driver-xen is:

Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The library aims at providing a long term stable C API for different virtualization mechanisms. It currently supports QEMU, KVM, XEN, OpenVZ, LXC, and VirtualBox.

This package contains the libvirtd connection driver for Xen.

There are three methods to install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen

How To Uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-xen on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvirt-daemon-driver-xen package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvirt-daemon-driver-xen

Uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-xen And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-xen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt-daemon-driver-xen

Remove libvirt-daemon-driver-xen Configurations and Data

To remove libvirt-daemon-driver-xen configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvirt-daemon-driver-xen

Remove libvirt-daemon-driver-xen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvirt-daemon-driver-xen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirt-daemon-driver-xen

Dependencies

libvirt-daemon-driver-xen have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-xen package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.