How To Install cockpit on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cockpit

cockpit is:

The Cockpit Web Console enables users to administer GNU/Linux servers using a web browser.

It offers network configuration, log inspection, diagnostic reports, SELinux troubleshooting, interactive command-line sessions, and more.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cockpit

Install cockpit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cockpit

Install cockpit 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 cockpit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cockpit

How To Uninstall cockpit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cockpit

Uninstall cockpit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit

Remove cockpit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit

Remove cockpit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit

Dependencies

cockpit have the following dependencies:

• cockpit-bridge
• cockpit-ws
• cockpit-system

References

• cockpit website

Summary

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