How To Install mactelnet-server on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mactelnet-server

mactelnet-server is:

This is a telnet daemon that uses Mikrotiks proprietary MAC-Telnet protocol. You will be enabled to “mac-telnet” from Linux machines with mactelnet-client or Mikrotik RouterOS devices which already has tools for this.

There are three methods to install mactelnet-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 mactelnet-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 mactelnet-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mactelnet-server

Install mactelnet-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mactelnet-server

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

sudo aptitude -y install mactelnet-server

How To Uninstall mactelnet-server on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mactelnet-server

Uninstall mactelnet-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mactelnet-server

Remove mactelnet-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mactelnet-server

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

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

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

Dependencies

mactelnet-server have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mactelnet-server website

Summary

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