How To Install lsscsi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsscsi on Kali Linux. lsscsi is list all SCSI devices (or hosts) currently on system

Introduction

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

What is lsscsi

lsscsi is:

Uses information in sysfs (Linux kernels 2.6.0 and later) to list all scsi devices (or hosts) currently attached to the system. Options can be used to control the amount and form of information provided for each device.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lsscsi

Install lsscsi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lsscsi

Install lsscsi 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 lsscsi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lsscsi

How To Uninstall lsscsi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lsscsi

Uninstall lsscsi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lsscsi

Remove lsscsi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lsscsi

Remove lsscsi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lsscsi

Dependencies

lsscsi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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