How To Install rbd-fuse on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rbd-fuse on Kali Linux. rbd-fuse is FUSE-based rbd client for the Ceph distributed file system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rbd-fuse on Kali Linux.

What is rbd-fuse

rbd-fuse is:

Ceph is a distributed network file system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability. This is a FUSE-based client that allows one to map Ceph rbd images as files.

There are three methods to install rbd-fuse 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 rbd-fuse Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rbd-fuse

Install rbd-fuse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rbd-fuse

Install rbd-fuse 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 rbd-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rbd-fuse

How To Uninstall rbd-fuse on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rbd-fuse package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rbd-fuse

Uninstall rbd-fuse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rbd-fuse

Remove rbd-fuse Configurations and Data

To remove rbd-fuse configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rbd-fuse

Remove rbd-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rbd-fuse

Dependencies

rbd-fuse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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