How To Install pipexec on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pipexec

pipexec is:

pipexec creates an arbitrary network (directed graph) of processes and pipes in between - even cycles are possible. It overcomes the short comings of shells that are typically only able to create non cyclic trees.

pipexec also monitors all its child processes and is able to restart the whole network of processes and pipes if one crashes. Therefore pipexec can be used in SYSV-init or systemd configuration to run a network of processes.

The package also contains two tools ‘ptee’ and ‘peet’ which are the piped version of the ’tee’ and ’eet’ (reverse tee) commands.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pipexec

Install pipexec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pipexec

Install pipexec 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 pipexec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pipexec

How To Uninstall pipexec on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pipexec

Uninstall pipexec And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pipexec

Remove pipexec Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pipexec

Remove pipexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pipexec

Dependencies

pipexec have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• pipexec website

Summary

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