How to Install and Uninstall virtinst Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "virtinst" package

Please follow the instructions below to install virtinst on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                virtinst
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "virtinst" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall virtinst on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                virtinst
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the virtinst package on Kali Linux

Package: virtinst
Source: virt-manager
Version: 1:4.1.0-3
Installed-Size: 5032
Maintainer: Debian Libvirt Maintainers
Architecture: all
Replaces: virt-manager (<< 1:3.2.0-3~)
Depends: e2fsprogs, xorriso, gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0, python3-gi (>= 3.31.3~), python3-libvirt (>= 0.4.6), python3-libxml2, python3-requests, python3:any
Recommends: libvirt-clients, qemu-utils, virt-viewer
Suggests: python3-argcomplete
Breaks: virt-manager (<< 1:3.2.0-3~)
Size: 818440
SHA256: 11b7816e57d06ada79df88ab2c7d25315c33245028f229aede483d12f106c5c2
SHA1: 2a3707e5c5a6651be583166c2613bb7dddd1928a
MD5sum: 6fde81879ba1797997f4e8c19ecb5aad
Description: utilities to create and edit virtual machines
This package contains some command line utilities to create and edit virtual
machines:
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- virt-clone: cloning existing inactive guests; it copies the disk images,
and defines a config with new name, UUID and MAC address pointing to the
copied disks
- virt-install: provision operating systems into new virtual machines
- virt-xml: easily edit libvirt domain XML using virt-install's command line
options
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://virt-manager.org/
Tag: admin::virtualization, implemented-in::python, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::openstack, system::cloud,
system::virtual
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/virt-manager/virtinst_4.1.0-3_all.deb