How To Install libnfs13 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs13 on Kali Linux. libnfs13 is NFS client library (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs13 on Kali Linux.

What is libnfs13

libnfs13 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 the shared library.

There are three methods to install libnfs13 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 libnfs13 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfs13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnfs13

Install libnfs13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfs13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnfs13

Install libnfs13 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 libnfs13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnfs13

How To Uninstall libnfs13 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnfs13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnfs13

Uninstall libnfs13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnfs13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfs13

Remove libnfs13 Configurations and Data

To remove libnfs13 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfs13

Remove libnfs13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnfs13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfs13

Dependencies

libnfs13 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfs13 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.