How To Install raidutils on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install raidutils on Kali Linux.

What is raidutils

raidutils is:

The Adaptec I2O RAID hardware utilities package has been renamed. This dummy dependency package helps transition from raidutils to dpt-i2o-raidutils.

There are three methods to install raidutils 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 raidutils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install raidutils

Install raidutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install raidutils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install raidutils

Install raidutils 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 raidutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install raidutils

How To Uninstall raidutils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the raidutils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove raidutils

Uninstall raidutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove raidutils

Remove raidutils Configurations and Data

To remove raidutils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge raidutils

Remove raidutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove raidutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge raidutils

Dependencies

raidutils have the following dependencies:

• dpt-i2o-raidutils

References

• raidutils website

Summary

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