How To Install conserver-client on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install conserver-client on Kali Linux.
What is conserver-client
conserver-client is:
Conserver is an application that allows multiple users to watch a serial console at the same time. It can log the data, allows users to take write-access of a console (one at a time), and has a variety of bells and whistles to accentuate that basic functionality. The idea is that conserver will log all your serial traffic so you can go back and review why something crashed, look at changes (if done on the console), or tie the console logs into a monitoring system (just watch the logfiles it creates). With multi-user capabilities you can work on equipment with others, mentor, train, etc. It also does all that client-server stuff so that, assuming you have a network connection, you can interact with any of the equipment from home or wherever.
This is client part of the conserver system.
There are three methods to install conserver-client 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 conserver-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install conserver-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install conserver-clientInstall conserver-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install conserver-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install conserver-clientInstall conserver-client 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install conserver-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install conserver-clientHow To Uninstall conserver-client on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the conserver-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove conserver-clientUninstall conserver-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall conserver-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove conserver-clientRemove conserver-client Configurations and Data
To remove conserver-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge conserver-clientRemove conserver-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove conserver-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge conserver-clientDependencies
conserver-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install conserver-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.