How To Install lxctl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxctl on Kali Linux. lxctl is Utility to manage LXC

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxctl on Kali Linux.

What is lxctl

lxctl is:

Utility to manage different aspects of Linux Containers (LXC).

There are three methods to install lxctl 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 lxctl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lxctl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lxctl

Install lxctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lxctl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lxctl

Install lxctl 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 lxctl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxctl

How To Uninstall lxctl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lxctl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxctl

Uninstall lxctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxctl

Remove lxctl Configurations and Data

To remove lxctl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxctl

Remove lxctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lxctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxctl

Dependencies

lxctl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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