How To Install paexec on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install paexec on Kali Linux. paexec is execute tasks in parallel

Introduction

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

What is paexec

paexec is:

paexec is a tool to execute tasks in parallel.

paexec reads tasks from the standard input and distributes them over a number of nodes using a specified transport protocol.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install paexec

Install paexec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install paexec

Install paexec 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 paexec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install paexec

How To Uninstall paexec on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove paexec

Uninstall paexec And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove paexec

Remove paexec Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge paexec

Remove paexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge paexec

Dependencies

paexec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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