How To Install pmdk-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmdk-tools on Kali Linux.
What is pmdk-tools
pmdk-tools is:
The main purpose of this package is to provide a user with a set of utilities for off-line analysis and manipulation of pools created by pmem libraries.
The utilities may be useful for troubleshooting by system administrators and for software developers who work on applications based on these libraries. The latter may find these tools useful for testing and debugging purposes also.
There are three methods to install pmdk-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 pmdk-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pmdk-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pmdk-toolsInstall pmdk-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pmdk-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pmdk-toolsInstall pmdk-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pmdk-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pmdk-toolsHow To Uninstall pmdk-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pmdk-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pmdk-toolsUninstall pmdk-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pmdk-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pmdk-toolsRemove pmdk-tools Configurations and Data
To remove pmdk-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pmdk-toolsRemove pmdk-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pmdk-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pmdk-toolsDependencies
pmdk-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmdk-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.