How To Install libvirt-sanlock on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-sanlock on Debian 9. libvirt-sanlock is Sanlock plugin for virtlockd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-sanlock on Debian 9.

What is libvirt-sanlock

libvirt-sanlock 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 sanlock plugin for libvirt’s locking daemon.

There are three methods to install libvirt-sanlock 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 libvirt-sanlock 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-sanlock using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvirt-sanlock

Install libvirt-sanlock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvirt-sanlock

Install libvirt-sanlock 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 libvirt-sanlock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvirt-sanlock

How To Uninstall libvirt-sanlock on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libvirt-sanlock package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvirt-sanlock

Uninstall libvirt-sanlock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt-sanlock

Remove libvirt-sanlock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvirt-sanlock

Remove libvirt-sanlock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirt-sanlock

Dependencies

libvirt-sanlock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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