Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qla-tools on Kali Linux.
What is qla-tools
qla-tools is:
QLogic provides some tools that makes LUN handling (add / remove) and
administration of QLogic HBAs much easier. You can scan for newly added LUNs,
display details about the QLogic HBA attached to the system, change the state
of LUNs from offline to online/running and set the timeout on the devices
connected to the QLogic FC HBA.
There are three methods to install qla-tools 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 qla-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qla-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qla-toolsInstall qla-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qla-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qla-toolsInstall qla-tools 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 qla-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qla-tools
How To Uninstall qla-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the qla-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qla-tools
Uninstall qla-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qla-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qla-tools
Remove qla-tools Configurations and Data
To remove qla-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qla-tools
Remove qla-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qla-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qla-tools
Dependencies
qla-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qla-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
