How To Install lava-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lava-dev on Kali Linux. lava-dev is Linaro Automated Validation Architecture developer support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lava-dev on Kali Linux.

What is lava-dev

lava-dev is:

LAVA is a continuous integration system for deploying operating systems onto physical and virtual hardware for running tests.

This package provides a helper script to build LAVA packages from local git working copies and support for running the LAVA unit tests locally, using Python3.

There are three methods to install lava-dev 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 lava-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lava-dev

Install lava-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lava-dev

Install lava-dev 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 lava-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lava-dev

How To Uninstall lava-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lava-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lava-dev

Uninstall lava-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lava-dev

Remove lava-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lava-dev

Remove lava-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lava-dev

Dependencies

lava-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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