How To Install libvolume-key1 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolume-key1 on Kali Linux.
What is libvolume-key1
libvolume-key1 is:
This package provides libvolume_key, a library for manipulating storage volume encryption keys and storing them separately from volumes.
The main goal of the software is to allow restoring access to an encrypted hard drive if the primary user forgets the passphrase. The encryption key back up can also be useful for extracting data after a hardware or software failure that corrupts the header of the encrypted volume, or to access the company data after an employee leaves abruptly.
There are three methods to install libvolume-key1 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 libvolume-key1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvolume-key1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvolume-key1Install libvolume-key1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvolume-key1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvolume-key1Install libvolume-key1 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 libvolume-key1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvolume-key1How To Uninstall libvolume-key1 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvolume-key1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvolume-key1Uninstall libvolume-key1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvolume-key1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvolume-key1Remove libvolume-key1 Configurations and Data
To remove libvolume-key1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvolume-key1Remove libvolume-key1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvolume-key1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvolume-key1Dependencies
libvolume-key1 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvolume-key1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
