How To Install qemu-system-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-system-data on Kali Linux.

What is qemu-system-data

qemu-system-data is:

This package provides architecture-neutral data files (such as keyboard definitions, icons) for system-mode QEMU emulation (qemu-system-*) packages.

There are three methods to install qemu-system-data 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-system-data Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qemu-system-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qemu-system-data

Install qemu-system-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qemu-system-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qemu-system-data

Install qemu-system-data 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 qemu-system-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qemu-system-data

How To Uninstall qemu-system-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qemu-system-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qemu-system-data

Uninstall qemu-system-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qemu-system-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qemu-system-data

Remove qemu-system-data Configurations and Data

To remove qemu-system-data configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qemu-system-data

Remove qemu-system-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qemu-system-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qemu-system-data

Dependencies

qemu-system-data have the following dependencies:

References

• qemu-system-data website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-system-data package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.