How To Install kali-tools-passwords on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-passwords on Kali Linux. kali-tools-passwords is Kali Linux password cracking tools menu

Introduction

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

What is kali-tools-passwords

kali-tools-passwords is:

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

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

There are three methods to install kali-tools-passwords 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-passwords 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-passwords using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install kali-tools-passwords Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kali-tools-passwords

Install kali-tools-passwords 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-passwords using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-tools-passwords

How To Uninstall kali-tools-passwords on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kali-tools-passwords

Uninstall kali-tools-passwords And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove kali-tools-passwords Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

kali-tools-passwords have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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