How To Install pv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pv

pv is:

pv (Pipe Viewer) can be inserted into any normal pipeline between two processes to give a visual indication of how quickly data is passing through, how long it has taken, how near to completion it is, and an estimate of how long it will be until completion.

To use it, insert it in a pipeline between two processes, with the appropriate options. Its standard input will be passed through to its standard output and progress will be shown on standard error.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pv

Install pv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pv

Install pv 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 pv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pv

How To Uninstall pv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pv

Uninstall pv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pv

Remove pv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pv

Remove pv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pv

Dependencies

pv have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• pv website

Summary

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