How To Install cockpit-ws on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cockpit-ws

cockpit-ws is:

The Cockpit Web Service listens on the network, and authenticates users.

Install sssd-dbus for supporting client certificate/smart card authentication via sssd/FreeIPA.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cockpit-ws

Install cockpit-ws Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cockpit-ws

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

sudo aptitude -y install cockpit-ws

How To Uninstall cockpit-ws on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cockpit-ws

Uninstall cockpit-ws And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cockpit-ws

Remove cockpit-ws Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cockpit-ws

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

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

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

Dependencies

cockpit-ws have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• cockpit-ws website

Summary

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