How To Install axel on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is axel

axel is:

Axel tries to accelerate the downloading process by using multiple connections for one file, similar to DownThemAll and other famous programs. It can also use multiple mirrors for one download.

Using Axel, you will get files faster from Internet. So, Axel can speed up a download up to 60% (approximately, according to some tests).

Axel supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS protocols.

Axel tries to be as light as possible, so it might be useful as a wget clone (and other console based programs) on byte-critical systems.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install axel

Install axel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install axel

Install axel 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 axel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install axel

How To Uninstall axel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove axel

Uninstall axel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove axel

Remove axel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge axel

Remove axel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge axel

Dependencies

axel have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libssl1.1

References

• axel website

Summary

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