How To Install sendpage-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sendpage-common on Kali Linux.
What is sendpage-common
sendpage-common is:
To send alphanumeric pages to a pager, if an email gateway is unavailable or undesirable, software is needed to control a modem which will dial a Paging Central, and deliver the pages using an ASCII delivery system known as TAP. Sendpage implements all aspects of this type of software, including an SNPP client, an SNPP server, a queuing engine, a modem control engine, a TAP communication system, and an email notification system.
This package provides the Perl modules used to process SNPP and TAP pages.
There are three methods to install sendpage-common 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 sendpage-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sendpage-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sendpage-commonInstall sendpage-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sendpage-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sendpage-commonInstall sendpage-common 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sendpage-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sendpage-commonHow To Uninstall sendpage-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sendpage-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sendpage-commonUninstall sendpage-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sendpage-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sendpage-commonRemove sendpage-common Configurations and Data
To remove sendpage-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sendpage-commonRemove sendpage-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sendpage-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sendpage-commonDependencies
sendpage-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sendpage-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
