How To Install htag on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is htag

htag is:

htag is a tagline (aka .signature for those without a Fidonet background) adder but it has now been so over engineered that it will also do anything you want it to[0], do lots of stuff I want it to, and do stuff it wants to.

[0] Or at least it will if you write the appropriate plugin.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install htag

Install htag Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install htag

Install htag 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 htag using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install htag

How To Uninstall htag on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove htag

Uninstall htag And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove htag

Remove htag Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge htag

Remove htag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge htag

Dependencies

htag have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• htag website

Summary

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