How To Install p10cfgd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install p10cfgd on Kali Linux.

What is p10cfgd

p10cfgd is:

The ‘p10cfgd’ daemon provides support for the ‘rmtcfg’ command in the Gracilis Packeten amateur radio network packet switch. With this daemon, and appropriate entries in the non-volatile configuration memory of a Packeten, it is possible to have the switch load commands and information at boot time. Further, this daemon appends a command which sets the date and time in the clock on the Packeten.

There are three methods to install p10cfgd 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 p10cfgd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install p10cfgd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install p10cfgd

Install p10cfgd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install p10cfgd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install p10cfgd

Install p10cfgd 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 p10cfgd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install p10cfgd

How To Uninstall p10cfgd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the p10cfgd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove p10cfgd

Uninstall p10cfgd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall p10cfgd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove p10cfgd

Remove p10cfgd Configurations and Data

To remove p10cfgd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge p10cfgd

Remove p10cfgd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove p10cfgd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge p10cfgd

Dependencies

p10cfgd have the following dependencies:

• netbase
• perl
• update-inetd

References

• p10cfgd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install p10cfgd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.