How To Install num-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install num-utils on Kali Linux. num-utils is programs for dealing with numbers from the command line

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install num-utils on Kali Linux.

What is num-utils

num-utils is:

The ’num-utils’ are a set of programs for dealing with numbers from the Unix command line. Much like the other Unix command line utilities like grep, awk, sort, cut, etc. these utilities work on data from both standard in and data from files.

Includes these programs:

  • numaverage: A program for calculating the average of numbers.
  • numbound: Finds the boundary numbers (min and max) of input.
  • numinterval: Shows the numeric intervals between each number in a sequence.
  • numnormalize: Normalizes a set of numbers between 0 and 1 by default.
  • numgrep: Like normal grep, but for sets of numbers.
  • numprocess: Do mathematical operations on numbers.
  • numsum: Add up all the numbers.
  • numrandom: Generate a random number from a given expression.
  • numrange: Generate a set of numbers in a range expression.
  • numround: Round each number according to its value.

There are three methods to install num-utils 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 num-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install num-utils

Install num-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install num-utils

Install num-utils 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 num-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install num-utils

How To Uninstall num-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the num-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove num-utils

Uninstall num-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove num-utils

Remove num-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge num-utils

Remove num-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge num-utils

Dependencies

num-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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