How To Install libvmdk-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmdk-utils on Kali Linux.
What is libvmdk-utils
libvmdk-utils is:
libvmdk is a library to access the VMware Virtual Disk (VMDK) format.
This package contains tools to access data stored in VMDK files: vmdkinfo, vmdkmount.
There are three methods to install libvmdk-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 libvmdk-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvmdk-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvmdk-utilsInstall libvmdk-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvmdk-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvmdk-utilsInstall libvmdk-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 libvmdk-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvmdk-utilsHow To Uninstall libvmdk-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvmdk-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvmdk-utilsUninstall libvmdk-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvmdk-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvmdk-utilsRemove libvmdk-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libvmdk-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvmdk-utilsRemove libvmdk-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvmdk-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvmdk-utilsDependencies
libvmdk-utils have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmdk-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.