How to Install and Uninstall dosfstools Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "dosfstools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dosfstools on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dosfstools on Kali Linux:


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

Package: dosfstools
Version: 4.2-1
Installed-Size: 315
Maintainer: Andreas Bombe
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Size: 141936
SHA256: 71b0471242f7bb777264cdab55c141f1fc043b443105633a38708e125f90c4ea
SHA1: 264405cee06aef8189de07df17affa40e6557136
MD5sum: 9c05191e33de00b9b2e962dc93a2eb58
Description: utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT filesystems
The dosfstools package includes the mkfs.fat and fsck.fat utilities, which
respectively make and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools
Tag: admin::filesystem, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::checking
Section: otherosfs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dosfstools/dosfstools_4.2-1_amd64.deb