How To Install multipath-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install multipath-tools on Kali Linux.
What is multipath-tools
multipath-tools is:
These tools are in charge of maintaining the disk multipath device maps and react to path and map events.
If you install this package you may have to change the way you address block devices. See README.Debian for details.
There are three methods to install multipath-tools 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 multipath-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install multipath-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install multipath-toolsInstall multipath-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install multipath-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install multipath-toolsInstall multipath-tools 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 multipath-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install multipath-toolsHow To Uninstall multipath-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the multipath-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove multipath-toolsUninstall multipath-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall multipath-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove multipath-toolsRemove multipath-tools Configurations and Data
To remove multipath-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge multipath-toolsRemove multipath-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove multipath-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge multipath-toolsDependencies
multipath-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install multipath-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.