How To Install fence-virtd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fence-virtd on Kali Linux. fence-virtd is Pluggable fencing framework for virtual machines - daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fence-virtd on Kali Linux.

What is fence-virtd

fence-virtd is:

The fencing framework consists of the agent (fence_virt) and the host daemon (fence_virtd). The fence_virtd host daemon is responsible for processing fencing requests from fence_virt agents running in virtual machines and routing the requests to the appropriate physical machine for action.

This package contains the fence_virtd daemon to be used on the physical host.

There are three methods to install fence-virtd 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 fence-virtd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fence-virtd

Install fence-virtd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fence-virtd

Install fence-virtd 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 fence-virtd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fence-virtd

How To Uninstall fence-virtd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fence-virtd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fence-virtd

Uninstall fence-virtd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fence-virtd

Remove fence-virtd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fence-virtd

Remove fence-virtd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fence-virtd

Dependencies

fence-virtd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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