How To Install libf2fs-format-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libf2fs-format-dev on Kali Linux. libf2fs-format-dev is Format library for Flash-Friendly File System - Development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libf2fs-format-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libf2fs-format-dev

libf2fs-format-dev is:

F2FS is a new filesystem for Linux aimed at NAND flash memory-based storage devices, such as SSD, eMMC, and SD cards. It is based on Log-structured File System (LFS).

This package contains the development files for the libf2fs-format library.

There are three methods to install libf2fs-format-dev 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 libf2fs-format-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libf2fs-format-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libf2fs-format-dev

Install libf2fs-format-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libf2fs-format-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libf2fs-format-dev

Install libf2fs-format-dev 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 libf2fs-format-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libf2fs-format-dev

How To Uninstall libf2fs-format-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libf2fs-format-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libf2fs-format-dev

Uninstall libf2fs-format-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libf2fs-format-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libf2fs-format-dev

Remove libf2fs-format-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libf2fs-format-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libf2fs-format-dev

Remove libf2fs-format-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libf2fs-format-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libf2fs-format-dev

Dependencies

libf2fs-format-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libf2fs-format-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.