How To Install disk-filltest on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install disk-filltest on Kali Linux.

What is disk-filltest

disk-filltest is:

The number of hard disk produced in the last five years is huge. Of course, this is the same number of hard disks that will most probably fail in the next five years, possibly with catastrophic consequences for the particular user or business.

The simple tool disk-filltest can help, together with S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, to check disks periodically and thus be forewarned about coming failures. The function of disk-filltest is simple:

• Write files random-######## to the current directory until the disk is full.
• Read the files again and verify the pseudo-random sequence written.
• Any write or read error will be reported, either by the operating system or by checking the pseudo-random sequence.
• Optionally, delete the random files after a successful run.

There are three methods to install disk-filltest 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 disk-filltest Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install disk-filltest

Install disk-filltest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install disk-filltest

Install disk-filltest 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 disk-filltest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install disk-filltest

How To Uninstall disk-filltest on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the disk-filltest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove disk-filltest

Uninstall disk-filltest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove disk-filltest

Remove disk-filltest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge disk-filltest

Remove disk-filltest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge disk-filltest

Dependencies

disk-filltest have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• disk-filltest website

Summary

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