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