How To Install aptfs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install aptfs on Kali Linux. aptfs is FUSE filesystem for APT source repositories

Introduction

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

What is aptfs

aptfs is:

AptFs is a FUSE-based filesystem that provides a view to unpacked Debian source packages (obtained via APT) as regular folders. Binary packages are modelled as symbolic links pointing to their respective source package.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aptfs

Install aptfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aptfs

Install aptfs 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 aptfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aptfs

How To Uninstall aptfs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove aptfs

Uninstall aptfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aptfs

Remove aptfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge aptfs

Remove aptfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aptfs

Dependencies

aptfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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