How To Install nvme-cli on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvme-cli on Kali Linux. nvme-cli is userspace tooling to control NVMe drives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvme-cli on Kali Linux.

What is nvme-cli

nvme-cli is:

NVMe is a fast, scalable, direct attached storage interface, accessing solid state drives through PCIe.

The nvme CLI contains core management tools with minimal dependencies.

There are three methods to install nvme-cli 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 nvme-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nvme-cli

Install nvme-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nvme-cli

Install nvme-cli 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 nvme-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nvme-cli

How To Uninstall nvme-cli on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nvme-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nvme-cli

Uninstall nvme-cli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvme-cli

Remove nvme-cli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nvme-cli

Remove nvme-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvme-cli

Dependencies

nvme-cli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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