How To Install blktool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is blktool

blktool is:

blktool is used for querying and/or changing settings of a block device. It is like hdparm but a more general tool, as it works on SCSI, IDE and SATA devices.

This program is for those who know what they’re doing and it should be used at your own risk as it could cause damage to your hardware.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install blktool

Install blktool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install blktool

Install blktool 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 blktool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install blktool

How To Uninstall blktool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove blktool

Uninstall blktool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove blktool

Remove blktool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge blktool

Remove blktool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blktool

Dependencies

blktool have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0

References

• blktool website

Summary

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