How To Install ifscheme on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ifscheme

ifscheme is:

ifscheme allows you to change network configuration schemes or query the current scheme. It integrates with the ifup(8) command and interfaces(5). For example, you might use this program to configure a “home” scheme and a “work” scheme for a network device on a laptop. When you move between home and work, a simple command can reconfigure your networking.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ifscheme

Install ifscheme Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ifscheme

Install ifscheme 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 ifscheme using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ifscheme

How To Uninstall ifscheme on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ifscheme

Uninstall ifscheme And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifscheme

Remove ifscheme Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ifscheme

Remove ifscheme configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifscheme

Dependencies

ifscheme have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• ifupdown
• lsb-base

References

• ifscheme website

Summary

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