How To Install dtc-xen on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dtc-xen on Debian 9.
What is dtc-xen
dtc-xen is:
Dtc-xen is a SOAP server running over HTTPS with authentication, so that a web GUI tool can manage, create and destroy domUs under Xen. This package should be used in the dom0 of a Xen server. It integrates itself within the DTC web hosting control panel.
There are three methods to install dtc-xen 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 dtc-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 dtc-xen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dtc-xen
Install dtc-xen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dtc-xen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dtc-xen
Install dtc-xen 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 dtc-xen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dtc-xen
How To Uninstall dtc-xen on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dtc-xen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dtc-xen
Uninstall dtc-xen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dtc-xen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dtc-xen
Remove dtc-xen Configurations and Data
To remove dtc-xen configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dtc-xen
Remove dtc-xen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dtc-xen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dtc-xen
Dependencies
dtc-xen have the following dependencies:
- debconf
- python
- apache2-utils
- debconf
- rrdtool
- python-soappy
- python-crypto
- python-sqlite
- openssh-server
- m2crypto
- debootstrap
- openssl
- sudo
- adduser
- sysstat
- lsb-base
- yum
- net-tools
- lvm2
- ipcalc
- makedev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dtc-xen package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.