How To Install catfish on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install catfish on Kali Linux. catfish is File searching tool which is configurable via the command line

Introduction

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

What is catfish

catfish is:

Catfish is a handy file searching tool for Linux and UNIX. The interface is intentionally lightweight and simple, using only Gtk+3. You can configure it to your needs by using several command line options.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install catfish

Install catfish Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install catfish

Install catfish 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 catfish using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install catfish

How To Uninstall catfish on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove catfish

Uninstall catfish And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove catfish

Remove catfish Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge catfish

Remove catfish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge catfish

Dependencies

catfish have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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