How To Install gfarm2fs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfarm2fs on Kali Linux. gfarm2fs is FUSE program to mount the Gfarm file system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfarm2fs on Kali Linux.

What is gfarm2fs

gfarm2fs is:

gfarm2fs is a FUSE client to provide access to the Gfarm file system.

The Gfarm file system is designed to turn commodity PCs into nodes of a distributed storage network, implementing the Grid Datafarm architecture for global petascale data-intensive computing. It solves performance and reliability problems in NFS and AFS by means of multiple file replicas, and not only prevents performance degradation due to access concentration, but also supports fault tolerance and disaster recovery.

There are three methods to install gfarm2fs 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 gfarm2fs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gfarm2fs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gfarm2fs

Install gfarm2fs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gfarm2fs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfarm2fs

Install gfarm2fs 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 gfarm2fs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfarm2fs

How To Uninstall gfarm2fs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gfarm2fs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gfarm2fs

Uninstall gfarm2fs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfarm2fs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfarm2fs

Remove gfarm2fs Configurations and Data

To remove gfarm2fs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfarm2fs

Remove gfarm2fs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gfarm2fs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfarm2fs

Dependencies

gfarm2fs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfarm2fs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.