How To Install git-lfs on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-lfs on Kali Linux.
What is git-lfs
git-lfs is:
An open source Git extension for versioning large files. Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server.
There are three methods to install git-lfs 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 git-lfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git-lfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-lfsInstall git-lfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git-lfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-lfsInstall git-lfs 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git-lfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-lfsHow To Uninstall git-lfs on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the git-lfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-lfsUninstall git-lfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-lfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-lfsRemove git-lfs Configurations and Data
To remove git-lfs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-lfsRemove git-lfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-lfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-lfsDependencies
git-lfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-lfs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.