How To Install gnokii-smsd-pgsql on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnokii-smsd-pgsql on Kali Linux.
What is gnokii-smsd-pgsql
gnokii-smsd-pgsql is:
Gnokii is a suite of programs that allows communication with mobile phones. It currently supports many Nokia mobile phones, all AT capable ones as well as many Symbian based. For a list of compatible phones, please visit: http://wiki.gnokii.org
The SMSD (SMS daemon) handles automated sending and receiving of short messages using a storage backend. It is designed to use modules (plugins) to work with different backends, and shares Gnokii’s runtime configuration and libraries.
This package provides support for the PostgreSQL storage backend.
There are three methods to install gnokii-smsd-pgsql 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 gnokii-smsd-pgsql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnokii-smsd-pgsql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnokii-smsd-pgsqlInstall gnokii-smsd-pgsql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnokii-smsd-pgsql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnokii-smsd-pgsqlInstall gnokii-smsd-pgsql 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnokii-smsd-pgsql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnokii-smsd-pgsqlHow To Uninstall gnokii-smsd-pgsql on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnokii-smsd-pgsql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnokii-smsd-pgsqlUninstall gnokii-smsd-pgsql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnokii-smsd-pgsql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnokii-smsd-pgsqlRemove gnokii-smsd-pgsql Configurations and Data
To remove gnokii-smsd-pgsql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnokii-smsd-pgsqlRemove gnokii-smsd-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnokii-smsd-pgsql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnokii-smsd-pgsqlDependencies
gnokii-smsd-pgsql have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnokii-smsd-pgsql package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.