How To Install cmdreader on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cmdreader

cmdreader is:

Parses command line arguments. The CmdReader can turn strings like -fmv /foo/bar /bar/baz –color=white *.xyzzy *.cheese into something that easier to work with programmatically.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cmdreader

Install cmdreader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cmdreader

Install cmdreader 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 cmdreader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cmdreader

How To Uninstall cmdreader on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cmdreader

Uninstall cmdreader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmdreader

Remove cmdreader Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cmdreader

Remove cmdreader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmdreader

Dependencies

cmdreader have the following dependencies:

References

• cmdreader website

Summary

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