How to Install guestfsd software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install guestfsd software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

guestfsd software package provides Daemon to access to guest virtual machine through virtio serial, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install guestfsd 

guestfsd is installed in your system.

Make ensure the guestfsd package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep guestfsd *

You will get with guestfsd package name, version, architecture and description in a table

guestfsd package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Libraries
Package guestfsd
Version 1:1.28.1-1
Description Daemon to access to guest virtual machine through virtio serial
Sub Section libs


See Also, How to uninstall or remove guestfsd software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?