How To Install kpartx on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartx
on Kali Linux.
What is kpartx
kpartx is:
Kpartx can be used to set up device mappings for the partitions of any partitioned block device.
It is part of the Linux multipath-tools, but is useful on any device-mapper using system.
There are three methods to install kpartx
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 kpartx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install kpartx
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install kpartx Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install kpartx
using apt
by running the following command:
Install kpartx 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.
After updating apt database, We can install kpartx
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall kpartx on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kpartx
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall kpartx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kpartx
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove kpartx Configurations and Data
To remove kpartx
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove kpartx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kpartx
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
kpartx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpartx
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.