How To Install dlm-controld on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dlm-controld on Kali Linux. dlm-controld is Distributed Lock Manager control daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dlm-controld on Kali Linux.

What is dlm-controld

dlm-controld is:

DLM is a symmetric general-purpose distributed lock manager. The lock manager itself is a kernel module.

This package contains the control daemon and utility.

There are three methods to install dlm-controld 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 dlm-controld Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dlm-controld

Install dlm-controld Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dlm-controld

Install dlm-controld 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 dlm-controld using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dlm-controld

How To Uninstall dlm-controld on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dlm-controld package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dlm-controld

Uninstall dlm-controld And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dlm-controld

Remove dlm-controld Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dlm-controld

Remove dlm-controld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dlm-controld

Dependencies

dlm-controld have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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