How To Install khard on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install khard on Kali Linux. khard is address book for the Linux console

Introduction

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

What is khard

khard is:

Khard is an address book for the Linux console. It creates, reads, modifies and removes carddav address book entries at your local machine. Khard is also compatible to the email clients mutt and alot and the SIP client twinkle.

One might want to install vdirsyncer to synchronize local address books with a carddav server.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install khard

Install khard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install khard

Install khard 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 khard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install khard

How To Uninstall khard on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove khard

Uninstall khard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove khard

Remove khard Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge khard

Remove khard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge khard

Dependencies

khard have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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