How To Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct on Debian 11.
What is libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct is:
Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The library aims at providing a long term stable C API for different virtualization mechanisms. It currently supports QEMU, KVM, XEN, OpenVZ, LXC, and VirtualBox.
This package contains a libvirtd storage driver for iSCSI volumes implemented using libiscsi.
There are three methods to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct
Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct
Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct
How To Uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct
Uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct
Remove libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct Configurations and Data
To remove libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct
Remove libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct
Dependencies
libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct have the following dependencies:
References
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct website
- libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct on packages.debian.org
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsi-direct package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.