How to Install and Uninstall genext2fs Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "genext2fs" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install genext2fs on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "genext2fs" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall genext2fs on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                genext2fs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the genext2fs package on Kali Linux

Package: genext2fs
Version: 1.5.0-3
Installed-Size: 81
Maintainer: Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 31452
SHA256: b0be9b78e43684afdc48408a3a4f49fc97afb9995af693c38d12cf8019ef699d
SHA1: 822a4457f4d015717204781b5561bac2d377cce8
MD5sum: 798145c4ca5ae615eec1792594258040
Description: ext2 filesystem generator for embedded systems
genext2fs is meant to generate an ext2 filesystem as a normal
(non-root) user. It doesn't require you to mount the image file
to copy files on it. It doesn't even require you to be the
superuser to make device nodes.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/bestouff/genext2fs
Tag: admin::filesystem, hardware::embedded, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/genext2fs/genext2fs_1.5.0-3_amd64.deb