How To Install leafnode on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is leafnode

leafnode is:

Leafnode is a news server suitable for small, limited-bandwidth sites with only a few users (’leaf’ sites). It keeps track of which groups are being read, and downloads only articles in those groups. Leafnode has been designed to require no maintenance and to be easy to set up.

Perl is required to use some optional features of the package for handling very low volume newsgroups.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install leafnode

Install leafnode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install leafnode

Install leafnode 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 leafnode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install leafnode

How To Uninstall leafnode on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove leafnode

Uninstall leafnode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove leafnode

Remove leafnode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge leafnode

Remove leafnode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge leafnode

Dependencies

leafnode have the following dependencies:

• netbase
• openbsd-inetd
• tcpd
• logrotate
• libc6
• libpcre3
• debconf

References

• leafnode website

Summary

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