How To Install zimwriterfs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zimwriterfs on Kali Linux. zimwriterfs is creates ZIM files from a directory - transitional package

Introduction

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

What is zimwriterfs

zimwriterfs is:

This is a transitional package and can safely be removed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zimwriterfs

Install zimwriterfs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zimwriterfs

Install zimwriterfs 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 zimwriterfs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zimwriterfs

How To Uninstall zimwriterfs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zimwriterfs

Uninstall zimwriterfs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zimwriterfs

Remove zimwriterfs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zimwriterfs

Remove zimwriterfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zimwriterfs

Dependencies

zimwriterfs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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