How To Install kde-zeroconf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-zeroconf on Kali Linux. kde-zeroconf is zeroconf plugins and kio slaves for KDE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-zeroconf on Kali Linux.

What is kde-zeroconf

kde-zeroconf is:

Zeroconf is an implementation of IPv4 link-local addresses (RFC3927) which can be used for ad-hoc networks. Addresses are allocated from the 169.254.0.0/16 range semi-randomly.

Keywords: avahi, dnssd.

This package is part of the KDE networking module.

There are three methods to install kde-zeroconf 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 kde-zeroconf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kde-zeroconf

Install kde-zeroconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kde-zeroconf

Install kde-zeroconf 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 kde-zeroconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kde-zeroconf

How To Uninstall kde-zeroconf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kde-zeroconf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kde-zeroconf

Uninstall kde-zeroconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-zeroconf

Remove kde-zeroconf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kde-zeroconf

Remove kde-zeroconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-zeroconf

Dependencies

kde-zeroconf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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