How To Install bcachefs-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcachefs-tools on Kali Linux.
What is bcachefs-tools
bcachefs-tools is:
Userspace tools for bcachefs, a modern copy on write, checksumming, multi device filesystem.
Note: The current Debian kernels do not come with bcachefs support, you will have to use your own kernel or one provided by a 3rd party that contains bcachefs support.
There are three methods to install bcachefs-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 bcachefs-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bcachefs-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bcachefs-toolsInstall bcachefs-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bcachefs-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bcachefs-toolsInstall bcachefs-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 bcachefs-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bcachefs-toolsHow To Uninstall bcachefs-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bcachefs-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bcachefs-toolsUninstall bcachefs-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bcachefs-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcachefs-toolsRemove bcachefs-tools Configurations and Data
To remove bcachefs-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bcachefs-toolsRemove bcachefs-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bcachefs-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcachefs-toolsDependencies
bcachefs-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcachefs-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.