How To Install libguestfs-nilfs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-nilfs on Kali Linux. libguestfs-nilfs is guest disk image management system - NILFS v2 support

Introduction

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

What is libguestfs-nilfs

libguestfs-nilfs is:

The libguestfs library allows accessing and modifying guest disk images.

This package contains appliance fragments for NILFS v2 support.

There are three methods to install libguestfs-nilfs 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-nilfs 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-nilfs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libguestfs-nilfs

Install libguestfs-nilfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libguestfs-nilfs

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

sudo aptitude -y install libguestfs-nilfs

How To Uninstall libguestfs-nilfs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libguestfs-nilfs

Uninstall libguestfs-nilfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguestfs-nilfs

Remove libguestfs-nilfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libguestfs-nilfs

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

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

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

Dependencies

libguestfs-nilfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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