How To Install migrationtools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install migrationtools on Kali Linux.

What is migrationtools

migrationtools is:

The MigrationTools are a set of Perl scripts for migrating users, groups, aliases, hosts, netgroups, networks, protocols, RPCs, and services from existing nameservices (flat files, NIS, and NetInfo) to LDAP.

There are three methods to install migrationtools 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 migrationtools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install migrationtools

Install migrationtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install migrationtools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install migrationtools

Install migrationtools 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 migrationtools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install migrationtools

How To Uninstall migrationtools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the migrationtools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove migrationtools

Uninstall migrationtools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove migrationtools

Remove migrationtools Configurations and Data

To remove migrationtools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge migrationtools

Remove migrationtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge migrationtools

Dependencies

migrationtools have the following dependencies:

• openldap-utils
• perl

References

• migrationtools website

Summary

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