Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-container on Kali Linux.
What is systemd-container
systemd-container is:
This package provides systemd’s tools for nspawn and container/VM management:
- systemd-nspawn
- systemd-machined and machinectl
- systemd-importd
- systemd-portabled and portablectl
There are three methods to install systemd-container 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 systemd-container Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install systemd-container using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systemd-containerInstall systemd-container Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-container using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systemd-containerInstall systemd-container 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 systemd-container using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemd-container
How To Uninstall systemd-container on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the systemd-container package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemd-container
Uninstall systemd-container And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systemd-container and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-container
Remove systemd-container Configurations and Data
To remove systemd-container configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-container
Remove systemd-container configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systemd-container configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-container
Dependencies
systemd-container have the following dependencies:
- libacl1
- libbz2-1.0
- libc6
- libcurl3-gnutls
- libgcrypt20
- liblzma5
- libseccomp2
- libselinux1
- systemd
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-container package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
