How To Install nbd-server on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nbd-server on Kali Linux.
What is nbd-server
nbd-server is:
Network Block Device (NBD) is a client/server protocol that emulates a block device (such as a hard disk, a floppy, or a CD-ROM) over the network, thus giving the system the ability to swap over the network, or to use raw network disk space for other purposes.
However, writing to one Network Block Device from different clients simultaneously is not recommended, and would probably result in data loss. If you want multiple clients to share a remote resource, use a network file system such as NFS or Coda.
This package provides the server binary for NBD.
There are three methods to install nbd-server 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 nbd-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nbd-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nbd-serverInstall nbd-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nbd-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nbd-serverInstall nbd-server 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 nbd-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nbd-serverHow To Uninstall nbd-server on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nbd-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nbd-serverUninstall nbd-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nbd-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbd-serverRemove nbd-server Configurations and Data
To remove nbd-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nbd-serverRemove nbd-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nbd-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbd-serverDependencies
nbd-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nbd-server package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.