How To Install cockpit-system on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-system on Kali Linux. cockpit-system is Cockpit admin interface for a system

Introduction

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

What is cockpit-system

cockpit-system is:

Cockpit admin interface package for configuring and troubleshooting a system.

There are three methods to install cockpit-system 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-system 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-system using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-system

Install cockpit-system Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cockpit-system

Install cockpit-system 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-system using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-system

How To Uninstall cockpit-system on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cockpit-system

Uninstall cockpit-system And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-system

Remove cockpit-system Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-system

Remove cockpit-system configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cockpit-system

Dependencies

cockpit-system have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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