How To Install kafs-client on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kafs-client on Kali Linux. kafs-client is basic tools for kAFS and mounter for the AFS dynamic root

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kafs-client on Kali Linux.

What is kafs-client

kafs-client is:

kAFS is a Linux kernel implementation of the AFS file system. This package contains the basic AFS-compatible tools for kAFS and systemd scripts to mount the dynamic root on /afs and preload the cell database.

There are three methods to install kafs-client 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 kafs-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kafs-client

Install kafs-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kafs-client

Install kafs-client 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install kafs-client

How To Uninstall kafs-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kafs-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kafs-client

Uninstall kafs-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kafs-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kafs-client

Remove kafs-client Configurations and Data

To remove kafs-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kafs-client

Remove kafs-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kafs-client

Dependencies

kafs-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kafs-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.