How To Install magic-wormhole on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install magic-wormhole on Kali Linux. magic-wormhole is Securely and simply transfer data between computers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install magic-wormhole on Kali Linux.

What is magic-wormhole

magic-wormhole is:

Magic Wormhole provides a command-line tool and Python library named “wormhole” which makes it possible to very easily transfer short pieces of text or arbitrary-sized files or directories from one computer to another.

The two endpoints are identified by using identical “wormhole codes”: in general, the sending machine generates and displays the code, which must then be typed into the receiving machine. The codes are short and human-pronounceable, using a phonetically-distinct wordlist. The receiving side offers tab-completion on the codewords, so usually only a few characters must be typed. Wormhole codes are single-use and do not need to be memorized.

There are three methods to install magic-wormhole 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 magic-wormhole Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install magic-wormhole using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install magic-wormhole

Install magic-wormhole Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install magic-wormhole using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install magic-wormhole

Install magic-wormhole 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 magic-wormhole using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install magic-wormhole

How To Uninstall magic-wormhole on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the magic-wormhole package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove magic-wormhole

Uninstall magic-wormhole And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove magic-wormhole

Remove magic-wormhole Configurations and Data

To remove magic-wormhole configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge magic-wormhole

Remove magic-wormhole configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove magic-wormhole configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge magic-wormhole

Dependencies

magic-wormhole have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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