How To Install openafs-modules-source on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-modules-source on Kali Linux.

What is openafs-modules-source

openafs-modules-source 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 the source to the AFS kernel module in a form suitable for use by module-assistant or kernel-package.

There are three methods to install openafs-modules-source 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-source Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install openafs-modules-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openafs-modules-source

Install openafs-modules-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openafs-modules-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openafs-modules-source

Install openafs-modules-source 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 openafs-modules-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openafs-modules-source

How To Uninstall openafs-modules-source on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openafs-modules-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openafs-modules-source

Uninstall openafs-modules-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openafs-modules-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openafs-modules-source

Remove openafs-modules-source Configurations and Data

To remove openafs-modules-source configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openafs-modules-source

Remove openafs-modules-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openafs-modules-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openafs-modules-source

Dependencies

openafs-modules-source have the following dependencies:

• debhelper
• module-assistant
• perl

References

• openafs-modules-source website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openafs-modules-source package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.