How To Install xmount on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmount on Kali Linux. xmount is tool for crossmounting between disk image formats

Introduction

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

What is xmount

xmount is:

xmount can be used to boot forensic disk images with QEMU, KVM, VirtualBox, VMware, or the like, since it supports virtual write access with redirection to a cache file.

xmount converts between multiple input and output disk image types on the fly, using FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) to create a virtual file system representing the input image. The virtual representation can be in raw DD, DMG, VirtualBox VDI format, Microsoft VHD format, or VMware VMDK format; input images can be raw DD, EWF (Expert Witness Compression Format), or AFF (Advanced Forensic Format) files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmount

Install xmount Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmount

Install xmount 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 xmount using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmount

How To Uninstall xmount on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmount

Uninstall xmount And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmount

Remove xmount Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmount

Remove xmount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmount

Dependencies

xmount have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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