How To Install dvhtool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dvhtool

dvhtool is:

This tool is used to manipulate volume headers of devices using sgi disk labels, like moving files into and out of the volume header.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dvhtool

Install dvhtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dvhtool

Install dvhtool 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 dvhtool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvhtool

How To Uninstall dvhtool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dvhtool

Uninstall dvhtool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvhtool

Remove dvhtool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dvhtool

Remove dvhtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvhtool

Dependencies

dvhtool have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• dvhtool website

Summary

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