How To Install ddpt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddpt on Kali Linux. ddpt is Copies disks, partitions and files.

Introduction

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

What is ddpt

ddpt is:

Copies files. Is specialized for cases where the source and/or destination is a storage device. Optionally can use a pass-through interface to issue SCSI READ and WRITE commands. Various sparse file and device handling options. Similar to and an extension of the Unix dd command. Also supports two variants of SCSI copy offload: xcopy(LID1) and the disk->disk subset of xcopy(LID4) known as ODX.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ddpt

Install ddpt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ddpt

Install ddpt 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 ddpt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ddpt

How To Uninstall ddpt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ddpt

Uninstall ddpt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddpt

Remove ddpt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ddpt

Remove ddpt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddpt

Dependencies

ddpt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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