How To Install xenstore-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xenstore-utils on Debian 12.
What is xenstore-utils
xenstore-utils is:
This package contains command line utilities for interacting with XenStore.
XenStore is a shared database used for interdomain communication of configuration and status information. It is accessible to all domains running on the same Xen host. See https://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XenStore for more information.
In the common case these tools are used by the Xen toolstack running in domain0 (or a driver domain) however they may also be used in a guest domain to support local scripting which wants to communicate via XenStore.
There are three methods to install xenstore-utils on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xenstore-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xenstore-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xenstore-utils
Install xenstore-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xenstore-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xenstore-utils
Install xenstore-utils 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 xenstore-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xenstore-utils
How To Uninstall xenstore-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xenstore-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xenstore-utils
Uninstall xenstore-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xenstore-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xenstore-utils
Remove xenstore-utils Configurations and Data
To remove xenstore-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xenstore-utils
Remove xenstore-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xenstore-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xenstore-utils
Dependencies
xenstore-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xenstore-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
