How To Install kthresher on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kthresher
on Kali Linux.
What is kthresher
kthresher is:
Tool to remove unused kernels that were installed automatically This tool removes those kernel packages marked as candidate for autoremoval. Those packages are generally installed via Unattended upgrade or meta-packages. By default the latest kernel and manual installations are marked to Never Auto Remove.
thresher - A device that first separates the head of a stalk of grain from the straw, and then further separates the kernel from the rest of the head.
There are three methods to install kthresher
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 kthresher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kthresher
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kthresher
Install kthresher Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kthresher
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kthresher
Install kthresher 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 kthresher
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kthresher
How To Uninstall kthresher on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kthresher
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kthresher
Uninstall kthresher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kthresher
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kthresher
Remove kthresher Configurations and Data
To remove kthresher
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kthresher
Remove kthresher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kthresher
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kthresher
Dependencies
kthresher have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kthresher
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.