How To Install lyskom-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lyskom-server on Kali Linux. lyskom-server is Server for the LysKOM conference system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lyskom-server on Kali Linux.

What is lyskom-server

lyskom-server is:

LysKOM has a lot in common with netnews, but LysKOM is intended for local discussions (instead of worldwide). LysKOM consists of a server process and several client programs. The server process maintains a data base of persons, conferences and articles. The clients connect to the server and let the users browse the database for unread articles.

LysKOM is much faster than netnews - almost as fast as irc or ICQ! - but like in netnews the articles are saved so that you don’t have to be logged in to receive the news.

There are three methods to install lyskom-server 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 lyskom-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lyskom-server

Install lyskom-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lyskom-server

Install lyskom-server 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 lyskom-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lyskom-server

How To Uninstall lyskom-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lyskom-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lyskom-server

Uninstall lyskom-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lyskom-server

Remove lyskom-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lyskom-server

Remove lyskom-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lyskom-server

Dependencies

lyskom-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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