Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ganeti-testsuite on Kali Linux.
What is ganeti-testsuite
ganeti-testsuite is:
Ganeti is a virtual server cluster management tool built on top of the
Xen and KVM virtualization technologies and other free software. It
provides an automated environment to manage highly available virtual
machine instances.
It is designed to facilitate cluster management of virtual servers using
commodity hardware, and to provide fast and simple recovery after physical
failures. It can take care of operations such as redundant disk creation
and management, operating system installation (in cooperation with
OS-specific install scripts), startup, shutdown, and failover of instances
between physical systems.
This package contains the ganeti test suite which can be used for testing the
installed ganeti instance.
There are three methods to install ganeti-testsuite 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 ganeti-testsuite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ganeti-testsuite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ganeti-testsuiteInstall ganeti-testsuite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ganeti-testsuite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ganeti-testsuiteInstall ganeti-testsuite 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 ganeti-testsuite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ganeti-testsuite
How To Uninstall ganeti-testsuite on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ganeti-testsuite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ganeti-testsuite
Uninstall ganeti-testsuite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ganeti-testsuite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ganeti-testsuite
Remove ganeti-testsuite Configurations and Data
To remove ganeti-testsuite configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ganeti-testsuite
Remove ganeti-testsuite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ganeti-testsuite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ganeti-testsuite
Dependencies
ganeti-testsuite have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ganeti-testsuite package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
