How To Install grpc-proto on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grpc-proto on Kali Linux.

What is grpc-proto

grpc-proto is:

Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) provide a useful abstraction for building distributed applications and services.

gRPC is a modern open source high performance RPC framework that can run in any environment.

Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) are a flexible, efficient, automated mechanism for serializing structured data - similar to XML, but smaller, faster, and simpler.

This package provides the Protobuf protocol definitions (.proto files) for gRPC services.

There are three methods to install grpc-proto 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 grpc-proto Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install grpc-proto

Install grpc-proto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grpc-proto

Install grpc-proto 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 grpc-proto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grpc-proto

How To Uninstall grpc-proto on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the grpc-proto package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grpc-proto

Uninstall grpc-proto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grpc-proto

Remove grpc-proto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge grpc-proto

Remove grpc-proto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grpc-proto

Dependencies

grpc-proto have the following dependencies:

References

• grpc-proto website

Summary

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