How To Install mono-4.0-service on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-4.0-service on Kali Linux. mono-4.0-service is Mono service manager for CLI 4.0

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-4.0-service on Kali Linux.

What is mono-4.0-service

mono-4.0-service is:

Mono is a platform for running and developing applications based on the ECMA/ISO Standards. Mono is an open source effort led by Xamarin. Mono provides a complete CLR (Common Language Runtime) including compiler and runtime, which can produce and execute CIL (Common Intermediate Language) bytecode (aka assemblies), and a class library.

This package contains the mono-service manager, used to start and stop CLI 4.0 services based on the System.ServiceProcess API.

There are three methods to install mono-4.0-service 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 mono-4.0-service Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-4.0-service using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mono-4.0-service

Install mono-4.0-service Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-4.0-service using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mono-4.0-service

Install mono-4.0-service 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 mono-4.0-service using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mono-4.0-service

How To Uninstall mono-4.0-service on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mono-4.0-service package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mono-4.0-service

Uninstall mono-4.0-service And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mono-4.0-service and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mono-4.0-service

Remove mono-4.0-service Configurations and Data

To remove mono-4.0-service configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mono-4.0-service

Remove mono-4.0-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mono-4.0-service configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mono-4.0-service

Dependencies

mono-4.0-service have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-4.0-service package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.