How To Install nilfs-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nilfs-tools on Kali Linux. nilfs-tools is Continuous Snapshotting Log-structured Filesystem

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 update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nilfs-tools

Install nilfs-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nilfs-tools

Install 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install nilfs-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nilfs-tools

How 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-tools

Uninstall 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-tools

Remove 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-tools

Remove 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-tools

Dependencies

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.