Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysfsutils on Kali Linux.
What is sysfsutils
sysfsutils is:
The sysfs is a virtual file system found in Linux kernels 2.5+ that provides
a tree of system devices. This package provides the program ‘systool’ to
query it, which can be used to list devices by bus, class, and topology.
In addition this package ships a configuration file /etc/sysfs.conf which
allows one to conveniently set sysfs attributes at system bootup (via an
init script).
There are three methods to install sysfsutils 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 sysfsutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sysfsutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sysfsutilsInstall sysfsutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sysfsutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sysfsutilsInstall sysfsutils 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sysfsutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sysfsutilsHow To Uninstall sysfsutils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sysfsutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sysfsutilsUninstall sysfsutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sysfsutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysfsutilsRemove sysfsutils Configurations and Data
To remove sysfsutils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sysfsutilsRemove sysfsutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sysfsutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysfsutilsDependencies
sysfsutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysfsutils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
