How To Install libvirt0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt0 on Debian 9.
What is libvirt0
libvirt0 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.
There are three methods to install libvirt0 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvirt0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirt0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvirt0
Install libvirt0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvirt0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvirt0
Install libvirt0 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 libvirt0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvirt0
How To Uninstall libvirt0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libvirt0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvirt0
Uninstall libvirt0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvirt0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt0
Remove libvirt0 Configurations and Data
To remove libvirt0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvirt0
Remove libvirt0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvirt0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvirt0
Dependencies
libvirt0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.