How To Install openstack-cloud-services on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openstack-cloud-services on Kali Linux.
What is openstack-cloud-services
openstack-cloud-services is:
OpenStack is a reliable cloud infrastructure. Its mission is to produce the ubiquitous cloud computing platform that will meet the needs of public and private cloud providers regardless of size, by being simple to implement and massively scalable.
This metapackage will install memcached, rabbitmq and MySQL servers, which are all needed in order to run an Openstack cloud service.
There are three methods to install openstack-cloud-services 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 openstack-cloud-services Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openstack-cloud-services using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openstack-cloud-servicesInstall openstack-cloud-services Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openstack-cloud-services using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openstack-cloud-servicesInstall openstack-cloud-services 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openstack-cloud-services using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openstack-cloud-servicesHow To Uninstall openstack-cloud-services on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openstack-cloud-services package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openstack-cloud-servicesUninstall openstack-cloud-services And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openstack-cloud-services and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openstack-cloud-servicesRemove openstack-cloud-services Configurations and Data
To remove openstack-cloud-services configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openstack-cloud-servicesRemove openstack-cloud-services configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openstack-cloud-services configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openstack-cloud-servicesDependencies
openstack-cloud-services have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openstack-cloud-services package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
