How To Install hostname on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is hostname

hostname is:

This package provides commands which can be used to display the system’s DNS name, and to display or set its hostname or NIS domain name.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hostname

Install hostname Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hostname

Install hostname 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 hostname using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hostname

How To Uninstall hostname on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hostname

Uninstall hostname And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hostname

Remove hostname Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hostname

Remove hostname configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hostname

Dependencies

hostname have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• hostname website

Summary

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