How To Install qla-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qla-tools on Kali Linux. qla-tools is QLogic Linux tools for work with QLogic HBAs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qla-tools on Kali Linux.

What is qla-tools

qla-tools is:

QLogic provides some tools that makes LUN handling (add / remove) and administration of QLogic HBAs much easier. You can scan for newly added LUNs, display details about the QLogic HBA attached to the system, change the state of LUNs from offline to online/running and set the timeout on the devices connected to the QLogic FC HBA.

There are three methods to install qla-tools 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 qla-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qla-tools

Install qla-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qla-tools

Install qla-tools 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 qla-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qla-tools

How To Uninstall qla-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qla-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qla-tools

Uninstall qla-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qla-tools

Remove qla-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qla-tools

Remove qla-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qla-tools

Dependencies

qla-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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