How To Install yafc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yafc on Kali Linux. yafc is yet another FTP client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yafc on Kali Linux.

What is yafc

yafc is:

yafc is an FTP client intended to be a replacement for the standard ftp(1) program. Features include directory cache, remote filename completion, aliases, colored ls, recursive get/put/ls/rm, nohup mode transfers, tagging (queueing), background downloading, and more.

There are three methods to install yafc 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 yafc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yafc

Install yafc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install yafc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install yafc

Install yafc 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 yafc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yafc

How To Uninstall yafc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yafc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yafc

Uninstall yafc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yafc

Remove yafc Configurations and Data

To remove yafc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yafc

Remove yafc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yafc

Dependencies

yafc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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