How To Install xen-tools on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xen-tools on Ubuntu.

What is `xen-tools`

xen-tools is:

This package contains tools to manage Debian based Xen virtual servers.

Using the scripts you can easily create fully configured Xen guest domains (DomU) which can be listed, updated, or copied easily.

xen-tools currently can install:

Debian 3.1 Sarge (i386 only)
Debian 4.0 Etch
Debian 5.0 Lenny
Debian 6.0 Squeeze
Debian 7 Wheezy
Debian 8 Jessie
Debian 9 Stretch
Debian 10 Buster
Debian 11 Bullseye (under development)
Debian 12 Bookworm (knows about this future release name)
Debian 13 Trixie (knows about this future release name)
Debian Sid (Unstable)
Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake (LTS)
Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft
Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron (LTS)
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackaplope
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (LTS)
Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal
Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin (LTS)
Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal
Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander
Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS)
Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn
Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet
Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf
Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus (LTS)
Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak
Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus
Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver (LTS)
Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish
Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo
Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine
Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa (LTS)
Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla
Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo (preliminary support, under development)
CentOS 5
CentOS 6

There are three methods to install xen-tools on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xen-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xen-tools

Install xen-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xen-tools

Install xen-tools Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install xen-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xen-tools

How To Uninstall xen-tools on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xen-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xen-tools

Uninstall xen-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xen-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xen-tools

Remove xen-tools Configurations and Data

To remove xen-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xen-tools

Remove xen-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xen-tools

Dependencies

xen-tools have the following dependencies:

References

xen-tools website

Summary

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