How To Install libblockdev2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev2 on Kali Linux. libblockdev2 is Library for manipulating block devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev2 on Kali Linux.

What is libblockdev2

libblockdev2 is:

libblockdev is a C library with GObject introspection support that can be used for doing low-level operations with block devices like setting up LVM, BTRFS, LUKS or MD RAID.

The library uses plugins (LVM, BTRFS,…) and serves as a thin wrapper around its plugins’ functionality. All the plugins, however, can be used as standalone libraries. One of the core principles of libblockdev is that it is stateless from the storage configuration’s perspective (e.g. it has no information about VGs when creating an LV).

There are three methods to install libblockdev2 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 libblockdev2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libblockdev2

Install libblockdev2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libblockdev2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libblockdev2

Install libblockdev2 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 libblockdev2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libblockdev2

How To Uninstall libblockdev2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libblockdev2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libblockdev2

Uninstall libblockdev2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libblockdev2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblockdev2

Remove libblockdev2 Configurations and Data

To remove libblockdev2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libblockdev2

Remove libblockdev2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libblockdev2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblockdev2

Dependencies

libblockdev2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.