How To Install zfs-initramfs on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-initramfs on Kali Linux.
What is zfs-initramfs
zfs-initramfs 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 initramfs-tools infrastructure.
There are three methods to install zfs-initramfs 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-initramfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zfs-initramfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zfs-initramfsInstall zfs-initramfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zfs-initramfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zfs-initramfsInstall zfs-initramfs 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zfs-initramfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zfs-initramfsHow To Uninstall zfs-initramfs on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the zfs-initramfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zfs-initramfsUninstall zfs-initramfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zfs-initramfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zfs-initramfsRemove zfs-initramfs Configurations and Data
To remove zfs-initramfs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zfs-initramfsRemove zfs-initramfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zfs-initramfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zfs-initramfsDependencies
zfs-initramfs have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-initramfs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.