How To Install mgetty-fax on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mgetty-fax on Kali Linux.

What is mgetty-fax

mgetty-fax is:

The fax subsystem of the mgetty package.

This subsystems has the enhancements that are needed to send and receive faxes with mgetty and a Class 2 faxmodem.

The program ‘mgetty’ allows you to use a fax modem for receiving faxes and handling external logins without interfering with outgoing calls.

There are three methods to install mgetty-fax 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 mgetty-fax Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mgetty-fax

Install mgetty-fax Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mgetty-fax

Install mgetty-fax 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 mgetty-fax using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mgetty-fax

How To Uninstall mgetty-fax on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mgetty-fax package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mgetty-fax

Uninstall mgetty-fax And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgetty-fax

Remove mgetty-fax Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mgetty-fax

Remove mgetty-fax configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgetty-fax

Dependencies

mgetty-fax have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• debconf
• cron
• mgetty
• perl

References

• mgetty-fax website

Summary

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