How To Install libfsntfs-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsntfs-utils on Kali Linux. libfsntfs-utils is NTFS access library – Utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfsntfs-utils on Kali Linux.

What is libfsntfs-utils

libfsntfs-utils is:

NTFS is the primary file system for Microsoft Windows versions that are based on Windows NT. libfsntfs provides a library and tools to access NTFS volumes.

This package contains fsntfsinfo, a utility to determine information about a Windows NT File System volume.

There are three methods to install libfsntfs-utils 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 libfsntfs-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfsntfs-utils

Install libfsntfs-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfsntfs-utils

Install libfsntfs-utils 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 libfsntfs-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfsntfs-utils

How To Uninstall libfsntfs-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfsntfs-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfsntfs-utils

Uninstall libfsntfs-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfsntfs-utils

Remove libfsntfs-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfsntfs-utils

Remove libfsntfs-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfsntfs-utils

Dependencies

libfsntfs-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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