How To Install dtach on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dtach on Kali Linux.

What is dtach

dtach is:

dtach is a tiny program that emulates the detach feature of screen, allowing you to run a program in an environment that is protected from the controlling terminal and attach to it later. dtach does not keep track of the contents of the screen, and thus works best with programs that know how to redraw themselves.

dtach does not, however, have the other features of screen, such as its support of multiple terminals or its terminal emulation support. This makes dtach extremely tiny compared to screen, making it more easily audited for bugs and security holes, and also allows it to fit in environments where space is limited, such as on rescue disks.

There are three methods to install dtach 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 dtach Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dtach

Install dtach Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dtach using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dtach

Install dtach 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 dtach using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dtach

How To Uninstall dtach on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dtach package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dtach

Uninstall dtach And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dtach

Remove dtach Configurations and Data

To remove dtach configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dtach

Remove dtach configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dtach

Dependencies

dtach have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• dtach website

Summary

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