How To Install gztool on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gztool

gztool is:

gztool indexes gzip-compressed files, allowing them to be accessed randomly (instead of from the beginning). It can index existing files, which takes as much time as decompressing the file entirely; it can also compress and decompress files itself, creating optimised indexes as it goes.

Other features include:

• watch and index a gzip-compressed file as it is created;
• partially extract a gzip-compressed file;
• tail a gzip-compressed file (including follow mode).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gztool

Install gztool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gztool

Install gztool 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 gztool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gztool

How To Uninstall gztool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gztool

Uninstall gztool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gztool

Remove gztool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gztool

Remove gztool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gztool

Dependencies

gztool have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g

References

• gztool website

Summary

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