How To Install libdaxctl1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdaxctl1 on Kali Linux. libdaxctl1 is Utility library for managing the device DAX subsystem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdaxctl1 on Kali Linux.

What is libdaxctl1

libdaxctl1 is:

“DAX” are file system extensions to bypass the page cache and block layer to mmap persistent memory, from a PMEM block device, directly into a process address space.

This package contains a utility library used by applications to manage the device DAX subsystem in the Linux kernel.

There are three methods to install libdaxctl1 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 libdaxctl1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdaxctl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdaxctl1

Install libdaxctl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdaxctl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdaxctl1

Install libdaxctl1 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 libdaxctl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdaxctl1

How To Uninstall libdaxctl1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdaxctl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdaxctl1

Uninstall libdaxctl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdaxctl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdaxctl1

Remove libdaxctl1 Configurations and Data

To remove libdaxctl1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdaxctl1

Remove libdaxctl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdaxctl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdaxctl1

Dependencies

libdaxctl1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdaxctl1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.