How To Install ufiformat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ufiformat

ufiformat is:

ufiformat is a command-line utility for formatting floppy disks in UFI-compatible USB floppy drives. It allows disks to be formatted in any format supported by the drive, and can also be used to determine what format a disk is currently using.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ufiformat

Install ufiformat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ufiformat

Install ufiformat 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 ufiformat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ufiformat

How To Uninstall ufiformat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ufiformat

Uninstall ufiformat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ufiformat

Remove ufiformat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ufiformat

Remove ufiformat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ufiformat

Dependencies

ufiformat have the following dependencies:

• e2fslibs
• libc6

References

• ufiformat website

Summary

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