How To Install lava-server-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lava-server-doc on Kali Linux. lava-server-doc is Linaro Automated Validation Architecture documentation

Introduction

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

What is lava-server-doc

lava-server-doc 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 contains an offline copy of the LAVA Manual which is also available on each instance running LAVA server.

  • an overview of LAVA
  • help on installing and configuring LAVA
  • test developer guide to writing LAVA tests
  • use cases and examples
  • administrator guide for managing a LAVA lab
  • developer guide

There are three methods to install lava-server-doc 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-server-doc 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-server-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lava-server-doc

Install lava-server-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lava-server-doc

Install lava-server-doc 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-server-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lava-server-doc

How To Uninstall lava-server-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lava-server-doc

Uninstall lava-server-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lava-server-doc

Remove lava-server-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lava-server-doc

Remove lava-server-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lava-server-doc

Dependencies

lava-server-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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