How To Install mender-cli on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mender-cli on Kali Linux.

What is mender-cli

mender-cli is:

Mender is an open source over-the-air (OTA) software updater for embedded Linux devices. Mender comprises a client running at the embedded device, as well as a server that manages deployments across many devices.

This package contains a standalone tool that makes it much easier to work with the Mender server management APIs (https://docs.mender.io/apis/management-apis).

The goal with mender-cli is to simplify integration between the Mender server and cloud services like continuous integration (CI)/build automation.

There are three methods to install mender-cli 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 mender-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mender-cli

Install mender-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mender-cli

Install mender-cli 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 mender-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mender-cli

How To Uninstall mender-cli on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mender-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mender-cli

Uninstall mender-cli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mender-cli

Remove mender-cli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mender-cli

Remove mender-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mender-cli

Dependencies

mender-cli have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mender-cli website

Summary

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