How To Install needrestart-session on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install needrestart-session on Kali Linux.
What is needrestart-session
needrestart-session is:
needrestart checks which processes need to be restarted after library upgrades. needrestart-session implements a notification of user sessions about their obsolete processes after system upgrades.
There are three methods to install needrestart-session 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 needrestart-session Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install needrestart-session using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install needrestart-sessionInstall needrestart-session Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install needrestart-session using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install needrestart-sessionInstall needrestart-session 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install needrestart-session using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install needrestart-sessionHow To Uninstall needrestart-session on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the needrestart-session package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove needrestart-sessionUninstall needrestart-session And Its Dependencies
To uninstall needrestart-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove needrestart-sessionRemove needrestart-session Configurations and Data
To remove needrestart-session configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge needrestart-sessionRemove needrestart-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove needrestart-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge needrestart-sessionDependencies
needrestart-session have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install needrestart-session package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
