How To Install mc-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mc-data on Kali Linux.

What is mc-data

mc-data is:

GNU Midnight Commander is a text-mode full-screen file manager. It uses a two panel interface and a subshell for command execution. It includes an internal editor with syntax highlighting and an internal viewer with support for binary files. Also included is Virtual Filesystem (VFS), that allows files on remote systems (e.g. FTP, SSH servers) and files inside archives to be manipulated like real files.

This package provides architecture independent files

There are three methods to install mc-data 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 mc-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mc-data

Install mc-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mc-data

Install mc-data 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 mc-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mc-data

How To Uninstall mc-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mc-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mc-data

Uninstall mc-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mc-data

Remove mc-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mc-data

Remove mc-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mc-data

Dependencies

mc-data have the following dependencies:

References

• mc-data website

Summary

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