How To Install writeboost on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is writeboost

writeboost is:

Writeboost is a utility to activate dm-writeboost device mappings.

dm-writeboost is an OS-level IO controller that builds logs from in-coming writes (data and metadata) and then writes the logs sequentially similar to log-structured filesystem. As a further extension, dm-writeboost supports read-caching which also writes data sequentially.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install writeboost

Install writeboost Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install writeboost

Install writeboost 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 writeboost using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install writeboost

How To Uninstall writeboost on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove writeboost

Uninstall writeboost And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove writeboost

Remove writeboost Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge writeboost

Remove writeboost configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge writeboost

Dependencies

writeboost have the following dependencies:

• dmsetup
• dm-writeboost-dkms

References

• writeboost website

Summary

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