How To Install genromfs on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is genromfs

genromfs is:

You need it to build a romfs filesystem. romfs is a small, read-only filesystem intended for installation/rescue disks or “embedded” applications.

This filesystem is supported by Linux 2.1.25 and later.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install genromfs

Install genromfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install genromfs

Install genromfs 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 genromfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install genromfs

How To Uninstall genromfs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove genromfs

Uninstall genromfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove genromfs

Remove genromfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge genromfs

Remove genromfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge genromfs

Dependencies

genromfs have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• genromfs website

Summary

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