How To Install byobu on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is byobu

byobu is:

Byobu is Ubuntu’s powerful text-based window manager, shell multiplexer, and integrated DevOps environment.

Using Byobu, you can quickly create and move between different windows over a single SSH connection or TTY terminal, split each of those windows into multiple panes, monitor dozens of important statistics about your system, detach and reattach to sessions later while your programs continue to run in the background.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install byobu

Install byobu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install byobu

Install byobu 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 byobu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install byobu

How To Uninstall byobu on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove byobu

Uninstall byobu And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove byobu

Remove byobu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge byobu

Remove byobu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge byobu

Dependencies

byobu have the following dependencies:

• debconf
• python3

References

• byobu website

Summary

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