How To Install libsanlock-client1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsanlock-client1 on Kali Linux. libsanlock-client1 is Shared storage lock manager (client library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsanlock-client1 on Kali Linux.

What is libsanlock-client1

libsanlock-client1 is:

Sanlock ensures that single disk cannot be used by more than one running VM at a time, across any host in a network.

This package contains the public shared library for libvirt.

There are three methods to install libsanlock-client1 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 libsanlock-client1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsanlock-client1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsanlock-client1

Install libsanlock-client1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsanlock-client1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsanlock-client1

Install libsanlock-client1 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 libsanlock-client1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsanlock-client1

How To Uninstall libsanlock-client1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsanlock-client1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsanlock-client1

Uninstall libsanlock-client1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsanlock-client1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsanlock-client1

Remove libsanlock-client1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsanlock-client1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsanlock-client1

Remove libsanlock-client1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsanlock-client1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsanlock-client1

Dependencies

libsanlock-client1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsanlock-client1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.