How To Install nq on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nq on Kali Linux. nq is Lightweight queue system

Introduction

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

What is nq

nq is:

These small utilities allow creating very lightweight job queue systems which require no setup, maintenance, supervision, or any long-running processes.

nq should run on any POSIX.1-2008 compliant system which also provides a working flock(2). Tested on Linux 2.6.37, Linux 4.1, OpenBSD 5.7, FreeBSD 10.1, Mac OS X 10.3 and SmartOS joyent_20160304T005100Z.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nq

Install nq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nq

Install nq 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 nq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nq

How To Uninstall nq on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nq

Uninstall nq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nq

Remove nq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nq

Remove nq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nq

Dependencies

nq have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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