How To Install eiciel on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install eiciel on Kali Linux. eiciel is graphical editor for POSIX ACLs and extended user attributes

Introduction

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

What is eiciel

eiciel is:

A graphical tool to manipulate POSIX ACLs and extended user attributes for the GNOME environment. It integrates nicely into the Nautilus file manager but also features a standalone application.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install eiciel

Install eiciel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eiciel

Install eiciel 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 eiciel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eiciel

How To Uninstall eiciel on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove eiciel

Uninstall eiciel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eiciel

Remove eiciel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eiciel

Remove eiciel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eiciel

Dependencies

eiciel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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