How To Install xen-utils-4.8 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-utils-4.8 on Debian 9.
What is xen-utils-4.8
xen-utils-4.8 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-4.8 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-utils-4.8 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-4.8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xen-utils-4.8
Install xen-utils-4.8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xen-utils-4.8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xen-utils-4.8
Install xen-utils-4.8 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-utils-4.8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xen-utils-4.8
How To Uninstall xen-utils-4.8 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xen-utils-4.8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xen-utils-4.8
Uninstall xen-utils-4.8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xen-utils-4.8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xen-utils-4.8
Remove xen-utils-4.8 Configurations and Data
To remove xen-utils-4.8 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xen-utils-4.8
Remove xen-utils-4.8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xen-utils-4.8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xen-utils-4.8
Dependencies
xen-utils-4.8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-utils-4.8 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.