How To Install libnfs-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs-utils on Kali Linux.
What is libnfs-utils
libnfs-utils is:
LIBNFS is a client library for accessing NFS shares over a network.
LIBNFS offers three different APIs, for different use : 1, RAW : A fully async low level rpc library for nfs protocols 2, NFS ASYNC : A fully asynchronous library for high level vfs functions 3, NFS SYNC : A synchronous library for high level vfs functions
This package provides command line utilities.
There are three methods to install libnfs-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 libnfs-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnfs-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnfs-utilsInstall libnfs-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnfs-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnfs-utilsInstall libnfs-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libnfs-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnfs-utilsHow To Uninstall libnfs-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libnfs-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnfs-utilsUninstall libnfs-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnfs-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfs-utilsRemove libnfs-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libnfs-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnfs-utilsRemove libnfs-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnfs-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfs-utilsDependencies
libnfs-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
