How To Install kali-tools-gpu on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-gpu on Kali Linux.

What is kali-tools-gpu

kali-tools-gpu is:

This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.

This metapackage depends on all the GPU tools that Kali Linux provides.

There are three methods to install kali-tools-gpu on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kali-tools-gpu Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-gpu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kali-tools-gpu

Install kali-tools-gpu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-gpu using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kali-tools-gpu

Install kali-tools-gpu Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-gpu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-tools-gpu

How To Uninstall kali-tools-gpu on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-tools-gpu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-tools-gpu

Uninstall kali-tools-gpu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kali-tools-gpu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-tools-gpu

Remove kali-tools-gpu Configurations and Data

To remove kali-tools-gpu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-tools-gpu

Remove kali-tools-gpu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kali-tools-gpu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-tools-gpu

Dependencies

kali-tools-gpu have the following dependencies:

• oclgausscrack
• truecrack

References

• kali-tools-gpu website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-gpu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.