How To Install akregator on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install akregator on Kali Linux.
What is akregator
Akregator is a news feed reader. It enables you to follow news sites, blogs and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites without the need to manually check for updates using a web browser. Akregator is designed to be both easy to use and to be powerful enough to read hundreds of news sources conveniently. It comes with Konqueror integration for adding news feeds and with an internal browser for easy news reading.
There are three ways to install akregator 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 akregator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install akregator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install akregator
Install akregator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install akregator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install akregator
Install akregator Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 akregator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install akregator
How To Uninstall akregator on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the akregator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove akregator
Uninstall akregator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall akregator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove akregator
Remove akregator Configurations and Data
To remove akregator configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge akregator
Remove akregator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove akregator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge akregator
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install akregator using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.