How To Install xen-linux-system-amd64 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-linux-system-amd64 on Debian 9. xen-linux-system-amd64 is Xen system with Linux for 64-bit PCs (dummy package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-linux-system-amd64 on Debian 9.

What is xen-linux-system-amd64

xen-linux-system-amd64 is:

This is a dummy transitional package. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install xen-linux-system-amd64 on Debian 9. 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-linux-system-amd64 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-linux-system-amd64 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xen-linux-system-amd64

Install xen-linux-system-amd64 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xen-linux-system-amd64 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xen-linux-system-amd64

Install xen-linux-system-amd64 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xen-linux-system-amd64 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xen-linux-system-amd64

How To Uninstall xen-linux-system-amd64 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xen-linux-system-amd64 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xen-linux-system-amd64

Uninstall xen-linux-system-amd64 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xen-linux-system-amd64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xen-linux-system-amd64

Remove xen-linux-system-amd64 Configurations and Data

To remove xen-linux-system-amd64 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xen-linux-system-amd64

Remove xen-linux-system-amd64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xen-linux-system-amd64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xen-linux-system-amd64

Dependencies

xen-linux-system-amd64 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-linux-system-amd64 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.