How To Install lockfile-progs on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lockfile-progs on Kali Linux.
What is lockfile-progs
lockfile-progs is:
This package includes several programs to safely lock and unlock files and mailboxes from the command line. These include:
lockfile-create lockfile-remove lockfile-touchlock mail-lock mail-unlock mail-touchlock
These programs use liblockfile to perform the file locking and unlocking, so they are guaranteed compatible with Debian’s file locking policies.
There are three methods to install lockfile-progs 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 lockfile-progs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lockfile-progs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lockfile-progsInstall lockfile-progs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lockfile-progs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lockfile-progsInstall lockfile-progs 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lockfile-progs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lockfile-progsHow To Uninstall lockfile-progs on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lockfile-progs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lockfile-progsUninstall lockfile-progs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lockfile-progs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lockfile-progsRemove lockfile-progs Configurations and Data
To remove lockfile-progs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lockfile-progsRemove lockfile-progs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lockfile-progs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lockfile-progsDependencies
lockfile-progs have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lockfile-progs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.