How To Install libvirt0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt0 on Kali Linux. libvirt0 is library for interfacing with different virtualization systems

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt0 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libvirt0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvirt0

How To Uninstall libvirt0 on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvirt0

Remove libvirt0 Configurations and Data

To remove libvirt0 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.