How To Install ntpstat on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ntpstat

ntpstat is:

This program uses an NTP mode 6 control message, which is the same as that used by the ntpq command. The ntpdc command uses NTP mode 7, details of which are elusive. For details on the format of NTP control message, see http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/database/rfc/rfc1305/rfc1305b.ps.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ntpstat

Install ntpstat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ntpstat

Install ntpstat 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 ntpstat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ntpstat

How To Uninstall ntpstat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ntpstat

Uninstall ntpstat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ntpstat

Remove ntpstat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ntpstat

Remove ntpstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ntpstat

Dependencies

ntpstat have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• ntpstat website

Summary

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