How To Install libvirt-daemon on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon on Kali Linux.
What is libvirt-daemon
libvirt-daemon 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 the daemon libvirtd to manage the hypervisors.
There are three methods to install libvirt-daemon 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 libvirt-daemon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvirt-daemon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvirt-daemonInstall libvirt-daemon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvirt-daemon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvirt-daemonInstall libvirt-daemon 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 libvirt-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvirt-daemonHow To Uninstall libvirt-daemon on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvirt-daemon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvirt-daemonUninstall libvirt-daemon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvirt-daemon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt-daemonRemove libvirt-daemon Configurations and Data
To remove libvirt-daemon configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvirt-daemonRemove libvirt-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvirt-daemon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirt-daemonDependencies
libvirt-daemon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
