How To Install etherwake on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is etherwake

etherwake is:

WOL (Wake-on-LAN) is a standard that allows you to turn on a computer over an Ethernet connection. Computers with WOL-enabled network interface cards can be woken from sleep mode, or powered up from standby via a BIOS feature.

One feature that separates etherwake from other implementations is that it also supports WOL passwords.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install etherwake

Install etherwake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install etherwake

Install etherwake 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 etherwake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install etherwake

How To Uninstall etherwake on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove etherwake

Uninstall etherwake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove etherwake

Remove etherwake Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge etherwake

Remove etherwake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge etherwake

Dependencies

etherwake have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• etherwake website

Summary

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