How To Install nilfs-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nilfs-tools on Kali Linux.
What is nilfs-tools
nilfs-tools is:
NILFS is a new implementation of a log-structured filesystem. It allows continuous snapshotting, so that users can restore files mistakenly overwritten or destroyed even when it happens after the last backup.
This package contains utilities (mkfs, fsck, etc.) used to work with nilfs.
There are three methods to install nilfs-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 nilfs-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nilfs-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nilfs-toolsInstall nilfs-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nilfs-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nilfs-toolsInstall nilfs-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 nilfs-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nilfs-toolsHow To Uninstall nilfs-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nilfs-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nilfs-toolsUninstall nilfs-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nilfs-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nilfs-toolsRemove nilfs-tools Configurations and Data
To remove nilfs-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nilfs-toolsRemove nilfs-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nilfs-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nilfs-toolsDependencies
nilfs-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nilfs-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.