How To Install kup-client on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kup-client on Kali Linux. kup-client is kernel.org upload tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kup-client on Kali Linux.

What is kup-client

kup-client is:

This utility is used to upload files to kernel.org and other systems using the same upload system (kup-server).

There are three methods to install kup-client 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 kup-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kup-client

Install kup-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kup-client

Install kup-client 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 kup-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kup-client

How To Uninstall kup-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kup-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kup-client

Uninstall kup-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kup-client

Remove kup-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kup-client

Remove kup-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kup-client

Dependencies

kup-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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