How To Install nautilus-share on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-share on Kali Linux. nautilus-share is Nautilus extension to share folder using Samba

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-share on Kali Linux.

What is nautilus-share

nautilus-share is:

Nautilus Share allows you to quickly share a folder from the GNOME Nautilus file manager without requiring root access.

There are three methods to install nautilus-share 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 nautilus-share Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nautilus-share

Install nautilus-share Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nautilus-share

Install nautilus-share 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 nautilus-share using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nautilus-share

How To Uninstall nautilus-share on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nautilus-share package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nautilus-share

Uninstall nautilus-share And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nautilus-share

Remove nautilus-share Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nautilus-share

Remove nautilus-share configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nautilus-share

Dependencies

nautilus-share have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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