How To Install cockpit on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit
on Kali Linux.
What is cockpit
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 ways 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 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit
using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.