How To Install sysfsutils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sysfsutils on Kali Linux. sysfsutils is sysfs query tool and boot-time setup

Introduction

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

What is sysfsutils

sysfsutils is:

The sysfs is a virtual file system found in Linux kernels 2.5+ that provides a tree of system devices. This package provides the program ‘systool’ to query it, which can be used to list devices by bus, class, and topology.

In addition this package ships a configuration file /etc/sysfs.conf which allows one to conveniently set sysfs attributes at system bootup (via an init script).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sysfsutils

Install sysfsutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sysfsutils

Install sysfsutils 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 sysfsutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sysfsutils

How To Uninstall sysfsutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sysfsutils

Uninstall sysfsutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysfsutils

Remove sysfsutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sysfsutils

Remove sysfsutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysfsutils

Dependencies

sysfsutils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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