How To Install quota on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install quota on Kali Linux.
What is quota
quota is:
This package provides the standard set of utilities for manipulating file system usage caps via the Linux Diskquota system. It can set hard or soft limits with adjustable grace periods on block or inode usage for users and groups. It allows users to check their quota status, integrates with LDAP, and supports quotas on remote machines via NFS.
There are three methods to install quota 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 quota Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install quota using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install quotaInstall quota Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install quota using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install quotaInstall quota 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 quota using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install quotaHow To Uninstall quota on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the quota package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove quotaUninstall quota And Its Dependencies
To uninstall quota and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove quotaRemove quota Configurations and Data
To remove quota configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge quotaRemove quota configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove quota configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge quotaDependencies
quota have the following dependencies:
- init-system-helpers
- libc6
- libdbus-1-3
- libext2fs2
- libldap-2.4-2
- libnl-3-200
- libnl-genl-3-200
- libtirpc3
- libwrap0
- debconf
- lsb-base
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install quota package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
