How To Install argonaut-fuse on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-fuse on Kali Linux. argonaut-fuse is Argonaut (modular TFTP/Fuse supplicant)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install argonaut-fuse on Kali Linux.

What is argonaut-fuse

argonaut-fuse is:

Client / server system for managing systems in collaboration with FusionDirectory (LDAP directory manager). Argonaut also allows interface with deployment tools such as FAI (Fully Automated Install) or OPSI (Open PC Server Integration).

Argonaut-fuse is a modular fuse-tftp-supplicant written in Perl which allows one to create pxelinux configurations for different types of clients using external modules.

There are three methods to install argonaut-fuse 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 argonaut-fuse Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install argonaut-fuse

Install argonaut-fuse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install argonaut-fuse

Install argonaut-fuse 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 argonaut-fuse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install argonaut-fuse

How To Uninstall argonaut-fuse on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the argonaut-fuse package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove argonaut-fuse

Uninstall argonaut-fuse And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove argonaut-fuse

Remove argonaut-fuse Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge argonaut-fuse

Remove argonaut-fuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge argonaut-fuse

Dependencies

argonaut-fuse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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