How To Install ganeti-os-noop on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ganeti-os-noop on Kali Linux.

What is ganeti-os-noop

ganeti-os-noop is:

Ganeti is a virtual server cluster management software tool built on top of the Xen and KVM virtualization technologies and other Free Software. After setting it up it will provide you with an automated environment to manage highly available virtual machine instances.

This package provides a no-op OS for Ganeti. If virtual machines use this no-op OS, then a “Reinstall” action in Ganeti will not have any effect, virtual machines will not be re-installed (i.e., wiped) if a reinstall action is requested via gnt-instance.

Setting the OS of an instance to “no-op” is ideal for virtual machines that have been installed from ISO CD/DVD image.

There are three methods to install ganeti-os-noop 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 ganeti-os-noop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ganeti-os-noop

Install ganeti-os-noop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ganeti-os-noop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ganeti-os-noop

Install ganeti-os-noop 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 ganeti-os-noop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ganeti-os-noop

How To Uninstall ganeti-os-noop on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ganeti-os-noop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ganeti-os-noop

Uninstall ganeti-os-noop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ganeti-os-noop

Remove ganeti-os-noop Configurations and Data

To remove ganeti-os-noop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ganeti-os-noop

Remove ganeti-os-noop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ganeti-os-noop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ganeti-os-noop

Dependencies

ganeti-os-noop have the following dependencies:

References

• ganeti-os-noop website

Summary

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