How To Install xen-hypervisor-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-hypervisor-common on Kali Linux.

What is xen-hypervisor-common

xen-hypervisor-common is:

The configuration which arranges for an installed hypervisor to be booted as default, with the right command line arguments passed to both hypervisor and host (Domain 0) kernel.

This package is only required on the host system (Domain 0) and not on the virtual guest systems (Domain U).

There are three methods to install xen-hypervisor-common 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 xen-hypervisor-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xen-hypervisor-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xen-hypervisor-common

Install xen-hypervisor-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xen-hypervisor-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xen-hypervisor-common

Install xen-hypervisor-common 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 xen-hypervisor-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xen-hypervisor-common

How To Uninstall xen-hypervisor-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xen-hypervisor-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xen-hypervisor-common

Uninstall xen-hypervisor-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xen-hypervisor-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xen-hypervisor-common

Remove xen-hypervisor-common Configurations and Data

To remove xen-hypervisor-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xen-hypervisor-common

Remove xen-hypervisor-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xen-hypervisor-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xen-hypervisor-common

Dependencies

xen-hypervisor-common have the following dependencies:

References

• xen-hypervisor-common website

Summary

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