How To Install kytos-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kytos-utils on Kali Linux. kytos-utils is command line utilities to use with Kytos

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kytos-utils on Kali Linux.

What is kytos-utils

kytos-utils is:

Command line interface (cli) for Kytos SDN Platform.

With these utilities you can interact with Kytos daemon and manage Network Applications (NApps) on your controller.

There are three methods to install kytos-utils 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 kytos-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kytos-utils

Install kytos-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kytos-utils

Install kytos-utils 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 kytos-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kytos-utils

How To Uninstall kytos-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kytos-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kytos-utils

Uninstall kytos-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kytos-utils

Remove kytos-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kytos-utils

Remove kytos-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kytos-utils

Dependencies

kytos-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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