XCP-ng is a virtualization platform accompanying a Linux OS, providing full management for virtualized servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing XCP-ng on Debian Latest.
Before you start with the XCP-ng installation, ensure that you have the following prerequisites on your system:
To add XCP-ng repository, you have to execute the following commands in the terminal.
sudo wget -P /etc/apt/sources.list.d http://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/debian/xcp-ng-8.repo
sudo wget -qO - http://mirrors.xcp-ng.org/debian/xcp-ng.key | sudo apt-key add -
This command will add XCP-ng repository to your Debian Latest system.
Before installing any package, it is always helpful to update your system with the following command.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update all the installed packages on your Debian Latest system.
Let's install XCP-ng by running the following command in the terminal.
sudo apt install xcp-ng xe-guest-utilities xe-install-supplemental-pack -y
This command will install all the required packages for XCP-ng and reboot your system to finish the installation process.
After installation, you can verify the XCP-ng installation by running the following command.
sudo xe version
If the installation was successful, you will see the version and build number.
That’s it! We have successfully installed XCP-ng on Debian Latest. You can now start using XCP-ng for virtualization in your system. If you encounter any issues during the installation, feel free to leave a comment below.
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