How To Install sg3-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sg3-utils on Kali Linux.
What is sg3-utils
sg3-utils is:
Most OSes have SCSI pass-through interfaces that enable user space programs to send SCSI commands to a device and fetch the response. With SCSI to ATA Translation (SAT) many ATA disks now can process SCSI commands. Typically each utility in this package implements one SCSI command. See the draft standards at www.t10.org for SCSI command definitions plus SAT. ATA commands are defined in the draft standards at www.t13.org . For a mapping between supported SCSI and ATA commands and utility names in this package see the COVERAGE file.
There are three methods to install sg3-utils 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 sg3-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sg3-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sg3-utilsInstall sg3-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sg3-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sg3-utilsInstall sg3-utils 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 sg3-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sg3-utilsHow To Uninstall sg3-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sg3-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sg3-utilsUninstall sg3-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sg3-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sg3-utilsRemove sg3-utils Configurations and Data
To remove sg3-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sg3-utilsRemove sg3-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sg3-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sg3-utilsDependencies
sg3-utils have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sg3-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.