How To Install gfal2-plugin-sftp on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp on Kali Linux.

What is gfal2-plugin-sftp

gfal2-plugin-sftp is:

Provides the sftp (sftp://) support for gfal2.

There are three methods to install gfal2-plugin-sftp 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 gfal2-plugin-sftp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-plugin-sftp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp

Install gfal2-plugin-sftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-plugin-sftp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp

Install gfal2-plugin-sftp 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 gfal2-plugin-sftp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp

How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-sftp on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gfal2-plugin-sftp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gfal2-plugin-sftp

Uninstall gfal2-plugin-sftp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfal2-plugin-sftp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfal2-plugin-sftp

Remove gfal2-plugin-sftp Configurations and Data

To remove gfal2-plugin-sftp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfal2-plugin-sftp

Remove gfal2-plugin-sftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gfal2-plugin-sftp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfal2-plugin-sftp

Dependencies

gfal2-plugin-sftp have the following dependencies:

• libgfal2-2
• libgfal-transfer2
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libssh2-1

References

• gfal2-plugin-sftp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.