How To Install libext2fs2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libext2fs2 on Kali Linux.

What is libext2fs2

libext2fs2 is:

The ext2, ext3 and ext4 file systems are successors of the original ext (“extended”) file system. They are the main file system types used for hard disks on Debian and other Linux systems.

This package provides the ext2fs and e2p libraries, for userspace software that directly accesses extended file systems. Programs that use libext2fs include e2fsck, mke2fs, and tune2fs. Programs that use libe2p include dumpe2fs, chattr, and lsattr.

There are three methods to install libext2fs2 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 libext2fs2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libext2fs2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libext2fs2

Install libext2fs2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libext2fs2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libext2fs2

Install libext2fs2 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 libext2fs2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libext2fs2

How To Uninstall libext2fs2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libext2fs2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libext2fs2

Uninstall libext2fs2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libext2fs2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libext2fs2

Remove libext2fs2 Configurations and Data

To remove libext2fs2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libext2fs2

Remove libext2fs2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libext2fs2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libext2fs2

Dependencies

libext2fs2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libext2fs2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libext2fs2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.