How To Install dhis-client on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhis-client on Kali Linux. dhis-client is Dynamic Host Information System - client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhis-client on Kali Linux.

What is dhis-client

dhis-client is:

dhid is the DHIS client daemon. After setting up with a DHIS provider, each machine may run a dhid daemon (in background) in order to update its dynamic IP address within the server.

There are three methods to install dhis-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 dhis-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dhis-client

Install dhis-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dhis-client

Install dhis-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install dhis-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dhis-client

How To Uninstall dhis-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dhis-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dhis-client

Uninstall dhis-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhis-client

Remove dhis-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dhis-client

Remove dhis-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhis-client

Dependencies

dhis-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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