How To Install guestfsd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is guestfsd

guestfsd is:

The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.

This package contains a standalone version the back-end daemon that carries out file system access on behalf of libguestfs applications. It is not needed for regular operation.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install guestfsd

Install guestfsd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install guestfsd

Install guestfsd 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 guestfsd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install guestfsd

How To Uninstall guestfsd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove guestfsd

Uninstall guestfsd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove guestfsd

Remove guestfsd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge guestfsd

Remove guestfsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge guestfsd

Dependencies

guestfsd have the following dependencies:

• libacl1
• libaugeas0
• libc6
• libcap2

References

• guestfsd website

Summary

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