How To Install mcollective-client on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcollective-client on Kali Linux.
What is mcollective-client
mcollective-client is:
The Marionette Collective is a framework for building server orchestration and parallel job execution systems.
This package provides the MCollective client utility:
- mco
There are three methods to install mcollective-client 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 mcollective-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mcollective-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mcollective-clientInstall mcollective-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mcollective-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mcollective-clientInstall mcollective-client 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 mcollective-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mcollective-clientHow To Uninstall mcollective-client on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mcollective-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mcollective-clientUninstall mcollective-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mcollective-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcollective-clientRemove mcollective-client Configurations and Data
To remove mcollective-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mcollective-clientRemove mcollective-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mcollective-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mcollective-clientDependencies
mcollective-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcollective-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.