How to Install and Uninstall nbdkit Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "nbdkit" package

This is a short guide on how to install nbdkit on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "nbdkit" package

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


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

Package: nbdkit
Version: 1.36.3-1
Installed-Size: 2330
Maintainer: Hilko Bengen
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: nbdkit-plugin-perl (<< 1.22)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcom-err2 (>= 1.43.9), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 8.4.0), libext2fs2 (>= 1.37), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.8.1), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libnbd0 (>= 1.12.0), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libssh-4 (>= 0.8.0), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 13.1), libtorrent-rasterbar2.0 (>= 2.0.9), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: nbdkit-plugin-guestfs, nbdkit-plugin-libvirt, nbdkit-plugin-perl, nbdkit-plugin-python, gcc, xorriso, podman, jq
Breaks: nbdkit-plugin-perl (<< 1.22)
Size: 672096
SHA256: 99f1d0d8d299ffb6d77d90437e9de76bff7ed25cd40fda19e7c5d66e22ab1dda
SHA1: 13ef1a1e85f7c18a56694598303d1f46c15620ab
MD5sum: a15800aba77bb1675525facad416e13f
Description: toolkit for creating NBD servers
NBD is a protocol for accessing block Devices (hard disks and
disk-like things) over a network. nbdkit is a multithreaded NBD
server with a well-documented, simple plugin API with a stable ABI
guarantee that allows for easy creation of "unconventional" block
devices.
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This package provides the nbdkit binary and a the file, gzip, and xz,
plugins.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/libguestfs/nbdkit
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/nbdkit/nbdkit_1.36.3-1_amd64.deb