How To Install med-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is med-tools

med-tools is:

This metapackage will install tools for several purposes in health care. Currently it contains some simple programs for Personal Health.

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

sudo apt-get -y install med-tools

Install med-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install med-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install med-tools

How To Uninstall med-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove med-tools

Uninstall med-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-tools

Remove med-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge med-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

med-tools have the following dependencies:

• med-config
• med-tasks

References

• med-tools website

Summary

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