How to Install and Uninstall apfs-dkms Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 21,2024

1. Install "apfs-dkms" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install apfs-dkms on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apfs-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apfs-dkms" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall apfs-dkms on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apfs-dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apfs-dkms package on Kali Linux

Package: apfs-dkms
Source: linux-apfs-rw
Version: 0.3.7-2
Installed-Size: 941
Maintainer: Gürkan Myczko
Architecture: all
Depends: dkms (>= 3.0.11)
Size: 152608
SHA256: 28e4008efb3c32264b8e1b793ba52bd3f24244d4c43a06cea106f5765d102e0f
SHA1: 0fd2c4c90af644c3435a90136946880331bd5f2a
MD5sum: 0e9ffa50e7394a71e1f23aae6ce4d1e5
Description: APFS module for Linux, with experimental write support
The Apple File System (APFS) is the copy-on-write filesystem currently used on
all Apple devices. This module provides a degree of experimental support on
Linux.
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It's supposed to work with a range of kernel versions starting at 4.9 or
before, but only a few of those have actually been tested.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/linux-apfs/linux-apfs-rw
Tag: admin::filesystem, role::kernel
Section: kernel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-apfs-rw/apfs-dkms_0.3.7-2_all.deb