How To Install dfc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dfc

dfc is:

dfc displays file system space usage using graphs and colors. In some ways, it is a modernized version of df as it is able to use colors, draw graphs and export its output to different formats such as CSV or HTML.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dfc

Install dfc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dfc

Install dfc 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 dfc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dfc

How To Uninstall dfc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dfc

Uninstall dfc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dfc

Remove dfc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dfc

Remove dfc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dfc

Dependencies

dfc have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• dfc website

Summary

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