How To Install exfat-fuse on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install exfat-fuse on Kali Linux.
What is exfat-fuse
exfat-fuse is:
fuse-exfat is a read and write driver implementing the extended file allocation table as a filesystem in userspace. A mounthelper is provided unter the name mount.exfat-fuse.
There are three methods to install exfat-fuse 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 exfat-fuse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install exfat-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install exfat-fuseInstall exfat-fuse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install exfat-fuse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install exfat-fuseInstall exfat-fuse 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install exfat-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install exfat-fuseHow To Uninstall exfat-fuse on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the exfat-fuse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove exfat-fuseUninstall exfat-fuse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall exfat-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove exfat-fuseRemove exfat-fuse Configurations and Data
To remove exfat-fuse configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge exfat-fuseRemove exfat-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove exfat-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exfat-fuseDependencies
exfat-fuse have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install exfat-fuse package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.