How To Install fstransform on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fstransform

fstransform is:

fstransform is a tool to change a file-system from one format to another, for example from jfs/xfs/reiser to ext2/ext3/ext4, in-place and without the need for backup. Idea from convertfs, but it is fully independent code.

The current version of fstransform is fully functional, and ready for testing from the general public. It has been tested on the following file-systems, both as source and target: ext2, ext3, ext4, jfs, minix, reiserfs, xfs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fstransform

Install fstransform Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fstransform

Install fstransform 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 fstransform using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fstransform

How To Uninstall fstransform on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fstransform

Uninstall fstransform And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fstransform

Remove fstransform Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fstransform

Remove fstransform configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fstransform

Dependencies

fstransform have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• fstransform website

Summary

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