How To Install zvmcloudconnector-api on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zvmcloudconnector-api on Kali Linux.
What is zvmcloudconnector-api
zvmcloudconnector-api is:
z/VM cloud connector is a development SDK for managing z/VM. It provides a set of APIs to operate z/VM including guest, image, network, volume etc.
Just like os-win for nova hyperv driver and oslo.vmware for nova vmware driver, z/VM cloud connector (zVMCloudConnector) is for nova z/VM driver and other z/VM related openstack drivers such as neutron, ceilometer.
This package contains the z/VM SDK API Server.
There are three methods to install zvmcloudconnector-api 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 zvmcloudconnector-api Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zvmcloudconnector-api using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zvmcloudconnector-apiInstall zvmcloudconnector-api Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zvmcloudconnector-api using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zvmcloudconnector-apiInstall zvmcloudconnector-api 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zvmcloudconnector-api using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zvmcloudconnector-apiHow To Uninstall zvmcloudconnector-api on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the zvmcloudconnector-api package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zvmcloudconnector-apiUninstall zvmcloudconnector-api And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zvmcloudconnector-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zvmcloudconnector-apiRemove zvmcloudconnector-api Configurations and Data
To remove zvmcloudconnector-api configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zvmcloudconnector-apiRemove zvmcloudconnector-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zvmcloudconnector-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zvmcloudconnector-apiDependencies
zvmcloudconnector-api have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zvmcloudconnector-api package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
