How To Install mdfinder.app on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdfinder.app on Kali Linux.
What is mdfinder.app
mdfinder.app is:
MDFinder is a an application to search items already indexed by the GWMetadata indexing system, a GNUstep implementation of MacOS X’s proprietary Spotlight. Searches can be saved and are automatically updated if the corresponding files change. Indexing is done in the background and is switched off by default. To enable it and configure the search path, use the dedicated module in the SystemPreferences application.
There are three methods to install mdfinder.app 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 mdfinder.app Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mdfinder.app using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mdfinder.appInstall mdfinder.app Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mdfinder.app using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mdfinder.appInstall mdfinder.app 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 mdfinder.app using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mdfinder.appHow To Uninstall mdfinder.app on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mdfinder.app package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mdfinder.appUninstall mdfinder.app And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mdfinder.app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdfinder.appRemove mdfinder.app Configurations and Data
To remove mdfinder.app configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mdfinder.appRemove mdfinder.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mdfinder.app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdfinder.appDependencies
mdfinder.app have the following dependencies:
- gworkspace.app
- unzip
- gnustep-back0.28
- gnustep-base-runtime
- gnustep-gui-runtime
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgnustep-base1.27
- libgnustep-gui0.28
- libobjc4
- libpreferencepanes1
- libsqlite3-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdfinder.app package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.