How To Install gntp-send on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gntp-send on Kali Linux.

What is gntp-send

gntp-send is:

Growl is a notification system for Mac OS X. It uses GNTP (Growl Notification Transport Protocol) for notification.

gntp-send is a command line tool which supports GNTP.

There are three methods to install gntp-send 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 gntp-send Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gntp-send

Install gntp-send Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gntp-send

Install gntp-send 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 gntp-send using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gntp-send

How To Uninstall gntp-send on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gntp-send package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gntp-send

Uninstall gntp-send And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gntp-send

Remove gntp-send Configurations and Data

To remove gntp-send configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gntp-send

Remove gntp-send configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gntp-send

Dependencies

gntp-send have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• gntp-send website

Summary

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