How To Install med-tasks on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install med-tasks on Kali Linux.

What is med-tasks

med-tasks is:

This package provides Debian Med tasks in tasksel.

These tasks are described in detail at https://blends.debian.org/med/tasks/

There are three methods to install med-tasks 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 med-tasks Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install med-tasks

Install med-tasks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install med-tasks

Install med-tasks 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 med-tasks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install med-tasks

How To Uninstall med-tasks on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the med-tasks package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove med-tasks

Uninstall med-tasks And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-tasks

Remove med-tasks Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge med-tasks

Remove med-tasks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-tasks

Dependencies

med-tasks have the following dependencies:

• tasksel

References

• med-tasks website

Summary

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