How To Install libzpool4linux on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzpool4linux on Kali Linux. libzpool4linux is OpenZFS pool library for Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzpool4linux on Kali Linux.

What is libzpool4linux

libzpool4linux is:

OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums, compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.

This zpool library provides support for managing zpools.

There are three methods to install libzpool4linux 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 libzpool4linux Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzpool4linux using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzpool4linux

Install libzpool4linux Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzpool4linux using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzpool4linux

Install libzpool4linux 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 libzpool4linux using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzpool4linux

How To Uninstall libzpool4linux on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libzpool4linux package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzpool4linux

Uninstall libzpool4linux And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzpool4linux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzpool4linux

Remove libzpool4linux Configurations and Data

To remove libzpool4linux configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzpool4linux

Remove libzpool4linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzpool4linux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzpool4linux

Dependencies

libzpool4linux have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzpool4linux package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.