How To Install nfs-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nfs-common on Kali Linux. nfs-common is NFS support files common to client and server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nfs-common on Kali Linux.

What is nfs-common

nfs-common is:

Use this package on any machine that uses NFS, either as client or server. Programs included: lockd, statd, showmount, nfsstat, gssd, idmapd and mount.nfs.

There are three methods to install nfs-common 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 nfs-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nfs-common

Install nfs-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nfs-common

Install nfs-common 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 nfs-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nfs-common

How To Uninstall nfs-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nfs-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nfs-common

Uninstall nfs-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nfs-common

Remove nfs-common Configurations and Data

To remove nfs-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nfs-common

Remove nfs-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nfs-common

Dependencies

nfs-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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