How To Install mgetty-viewfax on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mgetty-viewfax

mgetty-viewfax is:

The program ‘viewfax’ allows you to view Group-3 fax files in an X window. Group-3 is the “standard” format for faxes.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mgetty-viewfax

Install mgetty-viewfax Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mgetty-viewfax

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

sudo aptitude -y install mgetty-viewfax

How To Uninstall mgetty-viewfax on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mgetty-viewfax

Uninstall mgetty-viewfax And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgetty-viewfax

Remove mgetty-viewfax Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mgetty-viewfax

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

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

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

Dependencies

mgetty-viewfax have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• mgetty-viewfax website

Summary

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