How To Install os-autoinst on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install os-autoinst on Kali Linux.
What is os-autoinst
os-autoinst is:
The OS-autoinst project aims at providing a means to run fully automated tests. Especially to run tests of basic and low-level operating system components such as bootloader, kernel, installer and upgrade, which can not easily and safely be tested with other automated testing frameworks. However, it can just as well be used to test firefox and openoffice operation on top of a newly installed OS.
os-autoinst can be executed alone, but is currently designed to be executed together with openQA, the web user interface that allows one to run more than one os-autoinst instance at the same time.
There are three methods to install os-autoinst 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 os-autoinst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install os-autoinst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install os-autoinstInstall os-autoinst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install os-autoinst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install os-autoinstInstall os-autoinst 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 os-autoinst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install os-autoinstHow To Uninstall os-autoinst on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the os-autoinst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove os-autoinstUninstall os-autoinst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall os-autoinst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove os-autoinstRemove os-autoinst Configurations and Data
To remove os-autoinst configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge os-autoinstRemove os-autoinst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove os-autoinst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge os-autoinstDependencies
os-autoinst have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libfftw3-double3
- libgcc-s1
- libogg0
- libopencv-core4.5
- libopencv-highgui4.5
- libopencv-imgcodecs4.5
- libopencv-imgproc4.5
- libsndfile1
- libstdc++6
- libtheora0
- qemu-system-x86
- qemu-utils
- optipng
- git
- tesseract-ocr-all
- python3
- libmojolicious-perl
- libcarp-always-perl
- libdata-dump-perl
- libcrypt-des-perl
- libjson-perl
- libnet-dbus-perl
- libipc-system-simple-perl
- libxml-libxml-perl
- libnet-ssh2-perl
- libtest-mockmodule-perl
- libdevel-cover-perl
- libtest-warnings-perl
- libpod-coverage-perl
- libtest-fatal-perl
- libtest-pod-perl
- libexception-class-perl
- libipc-run-perl
- libtest-output-perl
- libclass-accessor-perl
- libautodie-perl
- libnet-ip-perl
- libfile-which-perl
- libnet-snmp-perl
- libjson-xs-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install os-autoinst package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.