How To Install kio-fuse on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-fuse on Kali Linux. kio-fuse is FUSE Interface for KIO

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-fuse on Kali Linux.

What is kio-fuse

kio-fuse is:

KIOFuse allows the possibility to mount KIO filesystems in the local system, exposing them to every application.

There are three methods to install kio-fuse 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 kio-fuse Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kio-fuse

Install kio-fuse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kio-fuse

Install kio-fuse 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 kio-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kio-fuse

How To Uninstall kio-fuse on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kio-fuse package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kio-fuse

Uninstall kio-fuse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kio-fuse

Remove kio-fuse Configurations and Data

To remove kio-fuse configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kio-fuse

Remove kio-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kio-fuse

Dependencies

kio-fuse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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