How To Install ntfs-3g-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs-3g-dev on Kali Linux. ntfs-3g-dev is read/write NTFS driver for FUSE (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs-3g-dev on Kali Linux.

What is ntfs-3g-dev

ntfs-3g-dev is:

NTFS-3G uses FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) to provide support for the NTFS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install ntfs-3g-dev 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 ntfs-3g-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ntfs-3g-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ntfs-3g-dev

Install ntfs-3g-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ntfs-3g-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ntfs-3g-dev

Install ntfs-3g-dev 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 ntfs-3g-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ntfs-3g-dev

How To Uninstall ntfs-3g-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ntfs-3g-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ntfs-3g-dev

Uninstall ntfs-3g-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ntfs-3g-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ntfs-3g-dev

Remove ntfs-3g-dev Configurations and Data

To remove ntfs-3g-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ntfs-3g-dev

Remove ntfs-3g-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ntfs-3g-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ntfs-3g-dev

Dependencies

ntfs-3g-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfs-3g-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.