How To Install openstack-dashboard on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openstack-dashboard on Kali Linux.
What is openstack-dashboard
openstack-dashboard is:
The OpenStack Dashboard is a web application to control an OpenStack cloud. It connects to OpenStack services such as Nova, Swift, or Keystone using the OpenStack REST API just as you would with the command line clients.
There are three methods to install openstack-dashboard 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 openstack-dashboard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openstack-dashboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openstack-dashboardInstall openstack-dashboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openstack-dashboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openstack-dashboardInstall openstack-dashboard 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 openstack-dashboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openstack-dashboardHow To Uninstall openstack-dashboard on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openstack-dashboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openstack-dashboardUninstall openstack-dashboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openstack-dashboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openstack-dashboardRemove openstack-dashboard Configurations and Data
To remove openstack-dashboard configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openstack-dashboardRemove openstack-dashboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openstack-dashboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openstack-dashboardDependencies
openstack-dashboard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openstack-dashboard package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.