How To Install libnfsidmap2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfsidmap2 on Kali Linux.

What is libnfsidmap2

libnfsidmap2 is:

libnfsidmap provides functions to map between NFSv4 names (which are of the form user@domain) and local uid’s and gid’s.

There are three methods to install libnfsidmap2 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 libnfsidmap2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfsidmap2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnfsidmap2

Install libnfsidmap2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnfsidmap2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnfsidmap2

Install libnfsidmap2 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 libnfsidmap2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnfsidmap2

How To Uninstall libnfsidmap2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnfsidmap2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnfsidmap2

Uninstall libnfsidmap2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnfsidmap2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnfsidmap2

Remove libnfsidmap2 Configurations and Data

To remove libnfsidmap2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnfsidmap2

Remove libnfsidmap2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnfsidmap2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnfsidmap2

Dependencies

libnfsidmap2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libldap-2.4-2

References

• libnfsidmap2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnfsidmap2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.