How To Install egctl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is egctl

egctl is:

program to control the state of EnerGenie Programmable surge protector with LAN interface. It uses native EG-PMS-LAN data exchange protocol version 2.0 or 2.1, not HTTP.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install egctl

Install egctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install egctl

Install egctl 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 egctl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install egctl

How To Uninstall egctl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove egctl

Uninstall egctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove egctl

Remove egctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge egctl

Remove egctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge egctl

Dependencies

egctl have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• egctl website

Summary

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