How To Install btrfs-progs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-progs on Kali Linux. btrfs-progs is Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install btrfs-progs on Kali Linux.

What is btrfs-progs

btrfs-progs is:

Btrfs is a copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration.

This package contains utilities (mkfs, fsck) used to work with btrfs and an utility (btrfs-convert) to make a btrfs filesystem from an ext3.

There are three methods to install btrfs-progs 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 btrfs-progs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install btrfs-progs

Install btrfs-progs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install btrfs-progs

Install btrfs-progs 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 btrfs-progs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install btrfs-progs

How To Uninstall btrfs-progs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the btrfs-progs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove btrfs-progs

Uninstall btrfs-progs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove btrfs-progs

Remove btrfs-progs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge btrfs-progs

Remove btrfs-progs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge btrfs-progs

Dependencies

btrfs-progs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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