How To Install xen-utils-4.14 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-utils-4.14 on Kali Linux. xen-utils-4.14 is XEN administrative tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-utils-4.14 on Kali Linux.

What is xen-utils-4.14

xen-utils-4.14 is:

The userspace tools to manage a system virtualized through the XEN virtual machine monitor.

qemu-utils and seabios are neded for “Xen HVM” (amd64 and i386)

There are three methods to install xen-utils-4.14 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-utils-4.14 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-utils-4.14 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xen-utils-4.14

Install xen-utils-4.14 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xen-utils-4.14 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xen-utils-4.14

Install xen-utils-4.14 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-utils-4.14 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xen-utils-4.14

How To Uninstall xen-utils-4.14 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xen-utils-4.14 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xen-utils-4.14

Uninstall xen-utils-4.14 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xen-utils-4.14 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xen-utils-4.14

Remove xen-utils-4.14 Configurations and Data

To remove xen-utils-4.14 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xen-utils-4.14

Remove xen-utils-4.14 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xen-utils-4.14 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xen-utils-4.14

Dependencies

xen-utils-4.14 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-utils-4.14 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.