How To Install libguestfs-rescue on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-rescue on Kali Linux.

What is libguestfs-rescue

libguestfs-rescue is:

The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.

This package contains additional tools to use inside the virt-rescue shell, such as ssh, network utilities, editors and debugging utilities.

There are three methods to install libguestfs-rescue 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 libguestfs-rescue Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-rescue

Install libguestfs-rescue Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libguestfs-rescue

Install libguestfs-rescue 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 libguestfs-rescue using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-rescue

How To Uninstall libguestfs-rescue on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libguestfs-rescue package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-rescue

Uninstall libguestfs-rescue And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-rescue

Remove libguestfs-rescue Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-rescue

Remove libguestfs-rescue configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-rescue

Dependencies

libguestfs-rescue have the following dependencies:

• libguestfs0

References

• libguestfs-rescue website

Summary

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