How To Install hyperv-daemons on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hyperv-daemons on Kali Linux.
What is hyperv-daemons
hyperv-daemons is:
Suite of daemons for Linux guests running on Hyper-V, consisting of hv_fcopy_daemon, hv_kvp_daemon and hv_vss_daemon.
hv_fcopy_daemon provides the file copy service, allowing the host to copy files into the guest.
hv_kvp_daemon provides the key-value pair (KVP) service, allowing the host to get and set the IP networking configuration of the guest. (This requires helper scripts which are not currently included.)
hv_vss_daemon provides the volume shadow copy service (VSS), allowing the host to freeze the guest filesystems while taking a snapshot.
There are three methods to install hyperv-daemons 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 hyperv-daemons Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hyperv-daemons using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hyperv-daemonsInstall hyperv-daemons Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hyperv-daemons using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hyperv-daemonsInstall hyperv-daemons 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install hyperv-daemons using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hyperv-daemonsHow To Uninstall hyperv-daemons on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the hyperv-daemons package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hyperv-daemonsUninstall hyperv-daemons And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hyperv-daemons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hyperv-daemonsRemove hyperv-daemons Configurations and Data
To remove hyperv-daemons configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hyperv-daemonsRemove hyperv-daemons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hyperv-daemons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hyperv-daemonsDependencies
hyperv-daemons have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hyperv-daemons package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
