How To Install goobook on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install goobook on Kali Linux. goobook is command-line interface to Google contacts

Introduction

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

What is goobook

goobook is:

GooBook is a command-line interface to Google contacts which supports:

  • Searching contacts
  • Adding new contacts
  • Mutt integration GooBook is written in Python and is designed for use with MUAs such as Mutt in the same way as abook.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install goobook

Install goobook Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install goobook

Install goobook 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 goobook using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install goobook

How To Uninstall goobook on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove goobook

Uninstall goobook And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove goobook

Remove goobook Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge goobook

Remove goobook configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goobook

Dependencies

goobook have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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