How To Install xattr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xattr

xattr is:

xattr tool allows manipulation of the filesystem extended attributes present in some operating systems (GNU/Linux included).

This package contains the xattr cli tool.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xattr

Install xattr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xattr

Install xattr 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 xattr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xattr

How To Uninstall xattr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xattr

Uninstall xattr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xattr

Remove xattr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xattr

Remove xattr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xattr

Dependencies

xattr have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• xattr website

Summary

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