How To Install zfs-dracut on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-dracut on Kali Linux. zfs-dracut is OpenZFS root filesystem capabilities for Linux - dracut

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-dracut on Kali Linux.

What is zfs-dracut

zfs-dracut is:

OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums, compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.

This package adds OpenZFS to the system initramfs with a hook for the dracut infrastructure.

There are three methods to install zfs-dracut 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 zfs-dracut Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zfs-dracut

Install zfs-dracut Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zfs-dracut

Install zfs-dracut 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 zfs-dracut using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zfs-dracut

How To Uninstall zfs-dracut on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zfs-dracut package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zfs-dracut

Uninstall zfs-dracut And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zfs-dracut

Remove zfs-dracut Configurations and Data

To remove zfs-dracut configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zfs-dracut

Remove zfs-dracut configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zfs-dracut

Dependencies

zfs-dracut have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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