How To Install mkalias on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mkalias

mkalias is:

Mkalias helps users to create alias, list alias and remove then. All alias are saved on ~/.bashrc, creating an alias and a function to alias, all functions name have ‘mkalias’ prefixed, and the alias are added on end of ~/.bashrc file

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mkalias

Install mkalias Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mkalias

Install mkalias 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 mkalias using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mkalias

How To Uninstall mkalias on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mkalias

Uninstall mkalias And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkalias

Remove mkalias Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mkalias

Remove mkalias configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkalias

Dependencies

mkalias have the following dependencies:

• ruby

References

• mkalias website

Summary

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