How To Install dcap on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap on Kali Linux.
What is dcap
dCache is a distributed mass storage system. This package contains the client tools.
There are three ways to install dcap 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 dcap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dcap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dcap
Install dcap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dcap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dcap
Install dcap Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 dcap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dcap
How To Uninstall dcap on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dcap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dcap
Uninstall dcap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dcap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dcap
Remove dcap Configurations and Data
To remove dcap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dcap
Remove dcap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dcap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dcap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.