How To Install imvirt-helper on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install imvirt-helper on Kali Linux.
What is imvirt-helper
imvirt-helper is:
This package includes several helper programs from imvirt to test for several virtualizations.
In this version it is able to detect the following virtualization technologies: ARAnyM KVM lguest LXC OpenVZ/Virtuozzo QEMU UML VMware GSX, ESX, Workstation Virtual PC/Virtual Server VirtualBox Xen (para and non-para virtualized)
And much more.
There are three methods to install imvirt-helper 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 imvirt-helper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install imvirt-helper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install imvirt-helperInstall imvirt-helper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install imvirt-helper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install imvirt-helperInstall imvirt-helper 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 imvirt-helper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install imvirt-helperHow To Uninstall imvirt-helper on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the imvirt-helper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove imvirt-helperUninstall imvirt-helper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall imvirt-helper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove imvirt-helperRemove imvirt-helper Configurations and Data
To remove imvirt-helper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge imvirt-helperRemove imvirt-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove imvirt-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imvirt-helperDependencies
imvirt-helper have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install imvirt-helper package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
