How To Install pexec on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pexec

pexec is:

The main purpose of pexec is to execute the given command in parallel on the local host or on remote hosts, while some of the execution parameters, namely the redirected standard input, output or error and environmental variables can be varied. The capabilities of the program are extended with additional features, such as allowing to define mutual exclusions, do atomic command executions and implement higher level resource and job control. The maximum number of simultaneous tasks can be controlled by a hypervisor daemon: with such a daemon, concurrent pexec instances can be launched without an unexpectedly high load.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pexec

Install pexec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pexec

Install pexec 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 pexec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pexec

How To Uninstall pexec on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pexec

Uninstall pexec And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pexec

Remove pexec Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pexec

Remove pexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pexec

Dependencies

pexec have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• dpkg

References

• pexec website

Summary

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