How To Install rstat-client on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rstat-client on Kali Linux.

What is rstat-client

rstat-client is:

This package contains rup(1) and rsysinfo(1), clients for rstatd.

There are three methods to install rstat-client 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 rstat-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rstat-client

Install rstat-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rstat-client

Install rstat-client 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 rstat-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rstat-client

How To Uninstall rstat-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rstat-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rstat-client

Uninstall rstat-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rstat-client

Remove rstat-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rstat-client

Remove rstat-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rstat-client

Dependencies

rstat-client have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• rstat-client website

Summary

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