How To Install libblockdev-dm2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-dm2 on Kali Linux.

What is libblockdev-dm2

libblockdev-dm2 is:

The libblockdev library plugin (and at the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to Device Mapper.

There are three methods to install libblockdev-dm2 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 libblockdev-dm2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-dm2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev-dm2

Install libblockdev-dm2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev-dm2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblockdev-dm2

Install libblockdev-dm2 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 libblockdev-dm2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev-dm2

How To Uninstall libblockdev-dm2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libblockdev-dm2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblockdev-dm2

Uninstall libblockdev-dm2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblockdev-dm2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev-dm2

Remove libblockdev-dm2 Configurations and Data

To remove libblockdev-dm2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev-dm2

Remove libblockdev-dm2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblockdev-dm2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev-dm2

Dependencies

libblockdev-dm2 have the following dependencies:

• libblockdev-utils2
• libc6
• libdevmapper1.02.1

References

• libblockdev-dm2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-dm2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.