How To Install bcache-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcache-tools on Kali Linux.
What is bcache-tools
bcache-tools is:
Bcache allows the use of SSDs to cache other block devices.
Documentation for the run-time interface is included in the kernel tree; in Documentation/bcache.txt.
This package includes udev rules, initramfs support, and the utilities to create a new bcache as well as inspect existing bcache partitions.
There are three methods to install bcache-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 bcache-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bcache-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bcache-toolsInstall bcache-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bcache-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bcache-toolsInstall bcache-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bcache-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bcache-toolsHow To Uninstall bcache-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bcache-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bcache-toolsUninstall bcache-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bcache-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcache-toolsRemove bcache-tools Configurations and Data
To remove bcache-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bcache-toolsRemove bcache-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bcache-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcache-toolsDependencies
bcache-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcache-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.