How To Install bsdmainutils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bsdmainutils on Kali Linux. bsdmainutils is Transitional package for more utilities from FreeBSD

Introduction

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

What is bsdmainutils

bsdmainutils is:

This is a transitional package, it can be safely removed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bsdmainutils

Install bsdmainutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bsdmainutils

Install bsdmainutils 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 bsdmainutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bsdmainutils

How To Uninstall bsdmainutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bsdmainutils

Uninstall bsdmainutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bsdmainutils

Remove bsdmainutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bsdmainutils

Remove bsdmainutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bsdmainutils

Dependencies

bsdmainutils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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