How To Install libguestfs-hfsplus on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-hfsplus on Kali Linux.

What is libguestfs-hfsplus

libguestfs-hfsplus is:

The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.

This package contains appliance fragments for HFS+ support.

There are three methods to install libguestfs-hfsplus 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 libguestfs-hfsplus Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-hfsplus

Install libguestfs-hfsplus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libguestfs-hfsplus

Install libguestfs-hfsplus 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 libguestfs-hfsplus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-hfsplus

How To Uninstall libguestfs-hfsplus on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libguestfs-hfsplus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-hfsplus

Uninstall libguestfs-hfsplus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-hfsplus

Remove libguestfs-hfsplus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-hfsplus

Remove libguestfs-hfsplus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguestfs-hfsplus

Dependencies

libguestfs-hfsplus have the following dependencies:

• libguestfs0

References

• libguestfs-hfsplus website

Summary

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