How To Install zfs-zed on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zfs-zed on Kali Linux. zfs-zed is OpenZFS Event Daemon

Introduction

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

What is zfs-zed

zfs-zed 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.

ZED (ZFS Event Daemon) monitors events generated by the ZFS kernel module. When a zevent (ZFS Event) is posted, ZED will run any ZEDLETs (ZFS Event Daemon Linkage for Executable Tasks) that have been enabled for the corresponding zevent class.

This package provides the OpenZFS Event Daemon (zed).

There are three methods to install zfs-zed 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-zed 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-zed using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install zfs-zed

Install zfs-zed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zfs-zed

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

sudo aptitude -y install zfs-zed

How To Uninstall zfs-zed on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zfs-zed

Uninstall zfs-zed And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zfs-zed

Remove zfs-zed Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zfs-zed

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

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

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

Dependencies

zfs-zed have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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