How To Install ldirectord on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ldirectord

ldirectord is:

ldirectord is a stand-alone daemon to monitor real servers behind virtual services provided by The Linux Virtual Server (LVS).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ldirectord

Install ldirectord Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ldirectord

Install ldirectord 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 ldirectord using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ldirectord

How To Uninstall ldirectord on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ldirectord

Uninstall ldirectord And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldirectord

Remove ldirectord Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ldirectord

Remove ldirectord configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldirectord

Dependencies

ldirectord have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• ipvsadm
• lsb-base
• libauthen-radius-perl
• libcrypt-ssleay-perl
• libdbi-perl
• libdigest-hmac-perl
• libdigest-md5-perl
• libio-socket-inet6-perl
• libmail-pop3client-perl
• libmailtools-perl
• libnet-dns-perl
• libnet-imap-simple-perl
• libnet-imap-simple-ssl-perl
• libnet-ldap-perl
• libnet-perl
• libsocket6-perl
• libwww-perl
• perl

References

• ldirectord website

Summary

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