How To Install swapspace on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is swapspace

swapspace is:

Small, stable system add-on that continuously and automatically adapts available virtual memory space to your actual memory needs. Claims disk space for use as swap space when needed; frees it up for use by the filesystem when not needed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install swapspace

Install swapspace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install swapspace

Install swapspace 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 swapspace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install swapspace

How To Uninstall swapspace on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove swapspace

Uninstall swapspace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove swapspace

Remove swapspace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge swapspace

Remove swapspace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swapspace

Dependencies

swapspace have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• libc6

References

• swapspace website

Summary

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