How To Install qemu-block-extra on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-block-extra on Kali Linux.
What is qemu-block-extra
qemu-block-extra is:
QEMU is a fast processor emulator: currently the package supports ARM, CRIS, i386, M68k (ColdFire), MicroBlaze, MIPS, PowerPC, SH4, SPARC and x86-64 emulation. By using dynamic translation it achieves reasonable speed while being easy to port on new host CPUs.
This package provides extra block device backend modules for qemu-system emulation and qemu-img from qemu-utils package, which are rarely used and has extra dependencies.
There are three methods to install qemu-block-extra 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 qemu-block-extra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qemu-block-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qemu-block-extraInstall qemu-block-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qemu-block-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qemu-block-extraInstall qemu-block-extra 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 qemu-block-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qemu-block-extraHow To Uninstall qemu-block-extra on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the qemu-block-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qemu-block-extraUninstall qemu-block-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qemu-block-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qemu-block-extraRemove qemu-block-extra Configurations and Data
To remove qemu-block-extra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qemu-block-extraRemove qemu-block-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qemu-block-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qemu-block-extraDependencies
qemu-block-extra have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-block-extra package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
