How To Install vzctl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install vzctl on Debian 9. vzctl is server virtualization solution - control tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vzctl on Debian 9.

What is vzctl

vzctl is:

OpenVZ is an Operating System-level server virtualization solution, built on Linux. OpenVZ creates isolated, secure virtual private servers on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict. Each VPS performs and executes exactly like a stand-alone server; VPSs can be rebooted independently and have root access, users, IP addresses, memory, processes, files, applications, system libraries and configuration files.

This package contain the control tool to manipulate the virtual servers.

OBSERVE! You need a Linux kernel patched with openvz support.

There are three methods to install vzctl 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 vzctl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vzctl

Install vzctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vzctl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vzctl

Install vzctl 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 vzctl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vzctl

How To Uninstall vzctl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the vzctl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vzctl

Uninstall vzctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vzctl

Remove vzctl Configurations and Data

To remove vzctl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vzctl

Remove vzctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vzctl

Dependencies

vzctl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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