How to Install and Uninstall dmsetup Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "dmsetup" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dmsetup on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dmsetup
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dmsetup" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dmsetup on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dmsetup
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dmsetup package on Kali Linux

Package: dmsetup
Source: lvm2 (2.03.22-1)
Version: 2:1.02.196-1
Installed-Size: 251
Maintainer: Debian LVM Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.181)
Size: 82368
SHA256: b56174c10bac3b57be17edc1735c804a4196708c71674f158d1ae8829ad71485
SHA1: b3795864419b62d85e71243a03ce5b20a7a6dfc7
MD5sum: da3d68d34bce6a3c1490279ac59fb342
Description: Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
The Linux Kernel Device Mapper is the LVM (Linux Logical Volume Management)
Team's implementation of a minimalistic kernel-space driver that handles
volume management, while keeping knowledge of the underlying device layout
in user-space. This makes it useful for not only LVM, but software raid,
and other drivers that create "virtual" block devices.
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This package contains a utility for modifying device mappings.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://sourceware.org/lvm2/
Tag: admin::filesystem, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lvm2/dmsetup_1.02.196-1_amd64.deb