How To Install amazon-ec2-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install amazon-ec2-utils on Kali Linux. amazon-ec2-utils is Utilities to manage Amazon EC2 instance storage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amazon-ec2-utils on Kali Linux.

What is amazon-ec2-utils

amazon-ec2-utils is:

amazon-ec2-utils contains a set of utilities and settings for Linux deployments in EC2.

It includes:

  • ec2-metadata - Use to retrieve EC2 instance metadata from within a running EC2 instance
  • ebsnvme-id - Read EBS device information and provide information about the volume.
  • Various udev rules to ensure consistent device naming.

There are three methods to install amazon-ec2-utils 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 amazon-ec2-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install amazon-ec2-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install amazon-ec2-utils

Install amazon-ec2-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install amazon-ec2-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install amazon-ec2-utils

Install amazon-ec2-utils 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 amazon-ec2-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install amazon-ec2-utils

How To Uninstall amazon-ec2-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the amazon-ec2-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove amazon-ec2-utils

Uninstall amazon-ec2-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall amazon-ec2-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amazon-ec2-utils

Remove amazon-ec2-utils Configurations and Data

To remove amazon-ec2-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge amazon-ec2-utils

Remove amazon-ec2-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove amazon-ec2-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amazon-ec2-utils

Dependencies

amazon-ec2-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amazon-ec2-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.