How To Install bosh on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is bosh

bosh is:

bosh stands for browsable output shell. This is a bit of a misnomer because it isn’t really a shell. What is does is store the output of a specified program in a buffer, and provides a simple curses interface to browse this buffer. Actions can be configured which can make use of the contents of the currently selected line.

Commands and actions are stored in bosh configuration files. These can include shebang line (#!/usr/bin/bosh) so that the configuration can just be run from the command-line.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bosh

Install bosh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bosh

Install bosh 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 bosh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bosh

How To Uninstall bosh on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bosh

Uninstall bosh And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bosh

Remove bosh Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bosh

Remove bosh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bosh

Dependencies

bosh have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libncurses6
• libtinfo6

References

• bosh website

Summary

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