How To Install goofile on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install goofile on Kali Linux. goofile is Command line filetype search

Introduction

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

What is goofile

goofile is:

Use this tool to search for a specific file type in a given domain.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install goofile

Install goofile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install goofile

Install goofile 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 goofile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install goofile

How To Uninstall goofile on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove goofile

Uninstall goofile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove goofile

Remove goofile Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge goofile

Remove goofile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goofile

Dependencies

goofile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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