Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dmraid on Kali Linux.
What is dmraid
dmraid is:
dmraid discovers, activates, deactivates and displays properties
of software RAID sets (eg, ATARAID) and contained DOS partitions.
dmraid uses the Linux device-mapper to create devices with respective
mappings for the ATARAID sets discovered.
The following formats are supported:
Highpoint HPT37X/HPT45X
Intel Software RAID
LSI Logic MegaRAID
NVidia NForce RAID (nvraid)
Promise FastTrack
Silicon Image(tm) Medley(tm)
VIA Software RAID
Please read the documentation in /usr/share/doc/dmraid BEFORE attempting
any use of this software. Improper use can cause data loss!
There are three methods to install dmraid 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 dmraid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dmraid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dmraidInstall dmraid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dmraid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dmraidInstall dmraid 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 dmraid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dmraid
How To Uninstall dmraid on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dmraid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dmraid
Uninstall dmraid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dmraid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dmraid
Remove dmraid Configurations and Data
To remove dmraid configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dmraid
Remove dmraid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dmraid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dmraid
Dependencies
dmraid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dmraid package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
