How To Install lava-dispatcher-host on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lava-dispatcher-host on Kali Linux.
What is lava-dispatcher-host
lava-dispatcher-host is:
LAVA is a continuous integration system for deploying operating systems onto physical and virtual hardware for running tests. Tests can be simple boot testing, bootloader testing and system level testing, although extra hardware may be required for some system tests. Results are tracked over time and data can be exported for further analysis.
This package provides tools needed on a host system to be used with container-related jobs. This package must be installed on a host system when lava-dispatcher runs inside a container on that host.
There are three methods to install lava-dispatcher-host 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-dispatcher-host Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lava-dispatcher-host using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lava-dispatcher-hostInstall lava-dispatcher-host Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lava-dispatcher-host using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lava-dispatcher-hostInstall lava-dispatcher-host 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 lava-dispatcher-host using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lava-dispatcher-hostHow To Uninstall lava-dispatcher-host on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lava-dispatcher-host package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lava-dispatcher-hostUninstall lava-dispatcher-host And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lava-dispatcher-host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lava-dispatcher-hostRemove lava-dispatcher-host Configurations and Data
To remove lava-dispatcher-host configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lava-dispatcher-hostRemove lava-dispatcher-host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lava-dispatcher-host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lava-dispatcher-hostDependencies
lava-dispatcher-host have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lava-dispatcher-host package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
