How To Install fdclone on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fdclone on Kali Linux. fdclone is console-base lightweight file manager

Introduction

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

What is fdclone

fdclone is:

FD (FD represents “File and Directory”) is an easy-to-use file management tool for Un*x newbies. As its name shows, this is a rewrite from scratch - the original version was written by Atsushi Idei for MS-DOS(tm) and once very popular in Japan. Messages are available either in English or in Japanese.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fdclone

Install fdclone Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fdclone

Install fdclone 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 fdclone using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fdclone

How To Uninstall fdclone on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fdclone

Uninstall fdclone And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fdclone

Remove fdclone Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fdclone

Remove fdclone configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fdclone

Dependencies

fdclone have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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