How To Install libntfs-3g883 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntfs-3g883 on Kali Linux. libntfs-3g883 is read/write NTFS driver for FUSE (runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntfs-3g883 on Kali Linux.

What is libntfs-3g883

libntfs-3g883 is:

NTFS-3G uses FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) to provide support for the NTFS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows.

This package contains the actual library.

There are three methods to install libntfs-3g883 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 libntfs-3g883 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libntfs-3g883 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libntfs-3g883

Install libntfs-3g883 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libntfs-3g883 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libntfs-3g883

Install libntfs-3g883 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 libntfs-3g883 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libntfs-3g883

How To Uninstall libntfs-3g883 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libntfs-3g883 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libntfs-3g883

Uninstall libntfs-3g883 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libntfs-3g883 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libntfs-3g883

Remove libntfs-3g883 Configurations and Data

To remove libntfs-3g883 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libntfs-3g883

Remove libntfs-3g883 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libntfs-3g883 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libntfs-3g883

Dependencies

libntfs-3g883 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libntfs-3g883 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.