How To Install openafs-fuse on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-fuse on Kali Linux.
What is openafs-fuse
openafs-fuse is:
AFS is a distributed filesystem allowing cross-platform sharing of files among multiple computers. Facilities are provided for access control, authentication, backup and administrative management.
This package provides an experimental FUSE implementation of the AFS client as afsd.fuse. This currently only provides read-only access to AFS, doesn’t work with all of the normal AFS client programs, and must be started manually, but may be of interest in situations where read-only access is sufficient and the kernel module cannot be built.
There are three methods to install openafs-fuse 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 openafs-fuse Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openafs-fuse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openafs-fuseInstall openafs-fuse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openafs-fuse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openafs-fuseInstall openafs-fuse 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 openafs-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openafs-fuseHow To Uninstall openafs-fuse on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openafs-fuse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openafs-fuseUninstall openafs-fuse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openafs-fuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openafs-fuseRemove openafs-fuse Configurations and Data
To remove openafs-fuse configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openafs-fuseRemove openafs-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openafs-fuse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openafs-fuseDependencies
openafs-fuse have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-fuse package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.