How To Install ddpt on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddpt on Kali Linux.
What is ddpt
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 ways 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 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddpt using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.