How To Install openafs-modules-dkms on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-modules-dkms on Kali Linux.
What is openafs-modules-dkms
openafs-modules-dkms 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 contains the source for the AFS kernel module, packaged with appropriate configuration for DKMS to build new modules dynamically.
There are three methods to install openafs-modules-dkms 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-modules-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openafs-modules-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openafs-modules-dkmsInstall openafs-modules-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openafs-modules-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openafs-modules-dkmsInstall openafs-modules-dkms 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-modules-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openafs-modules-dkmsHow To Uninstall openafs-modules-dkms on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openafs-modules-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openafs-modules-dkmsUninstall openafs-modules-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openafs-modules-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openafs-modules-dkmsRemove openafs-modules-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove openafs-modules-dkms configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openafs-modules-dkmsRemove openafs-modules-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openafs-modules-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openafs-modules-dkmsDependencies
openafs-modules-dkms have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-modules-dkms package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.