How To Install corosync-vqsim on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install corosync-vqsim on Kali Linux. corosync-vqsim is cluster engine votequorum simulator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install corosync-vqsim on Kali Linux.

What is corosync-vqsim

corosync-vqsim is:

The Corosync Cluster Engine is a Group Communication System with additional features for implementing high availability within applications. The project provides four C Application Programming Interface features:

  • A closed process group communication model with virtual synchrony guarantees for creating replicated state machines.
  • A simple availability manager that restarts the application process when it has failed.
  • A configuration and statistics in-memory database that provide the ability to set, retrieve, and receive change notifications of information.
  • A quorum system that notifies applications when quorum is achieved or lost.

This package contains the Corosync votequorum simulator. It can simulate multiple nodes, network splits and a basic quorum device.

There are three methods to install corosync-vqsim 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 corosync-vqsim Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install corosync-vqsim

Install corosync-vqsim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install corosync-vqsim

Install corosync-vqsim 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 corosync-vqsim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install corosync-vqsim

How To Uninstall corosync-vqsim on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the corosync-vqsim package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove corosync-vqsim

Uninstall corosync-vqsim And Its Dependencies

To uninstall corosync-vqsim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove corosync-vqsim

Remove corosync-vqsim Configurations and Data

To remove corosync-vqsim configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge corosync-vqsim

Remove corosync-vqsim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge corosync-vqsim

Dependencies

corosync-vqsim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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