How To Install nbdkit-plugin-libvirt on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-plugin-libvirt on Kali Linux.
What is nbdkit-plugin-libvirt
nbdkit-plugin-libvirt is:
nbdkit-libvirt-plugin is an nbdkit(1) plugin that makes the contents of libvirt images accessible over NBD.
There are three methods to install nbdkit-plugin-libvirt 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 nbdkit-plugin-libvirt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nbdkit-plugin-libvirt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nbdkit-plugin-libvirtInstall nbdkit-plugin-libvirt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nbdkit-plugin-libvirt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nbdkit-plugin-libvirtInstall nbdkit-plugin-libvirt 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 nbdkit-plugin-libvirt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nbdkit-plugin-libvirtHow To Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-libvirt on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nbdkit-plugin-libvirt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nbdkit-plugin-libvirtUninstall nbdkit-plugin-libvirt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nbdkit-plugin-libvirt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbdkit-plugin-libvirtRemove nbdkit-plugin-libvirt Configurations and Data
To remove nbdkit-plugin-libvirt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nbdkit-plugin-libvirtRemove nbdkit-plugin-libvirt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nbdkit-plugin-libvirt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbdkit-plugin-libvirtDependencies
nbdkit-plugin-libvirt have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-plugin-libvirt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.