How To Install libfdisk1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdisk1 on Kali Linux. libfdisk1 is fdisk partitioning library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdisk1 on Kali Linux.

What is libfdisk1

libfdisk1 is:

The libfdisk library is used for manipulating partition tables. It is the core of the fdisk, cfdisk, and sfdisk tools.

There are three methods to install libfdisk1 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 libfdisk1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdisk1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfdisk1

Install libfdisk1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdisk1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfdisk1

Install libfdisk1 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 libfdisk1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfdisk1

How To Uninstall libfdisk1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfdisk1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfdisk1

Uninstall libfdisk1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfdisk1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdisk1

Remove libfdisk1 Configurations and Data

To remove libfdisk1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfdisk1

Remove libfdisk1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfdisk1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdisk1

Dependencies

libfdisk1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdisk1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.