How To Install reboot-notifier on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install reboot-notifier on Kali Linux.
What is reboot-notifier
reboot-notifier is:
This package sends a daily email to the administrator when a system reboot is required due to a kernel update.
The format used for the temporary files in /var/run/ is designed to be compatible with any scripts that were written to work with the late update-notifier-common package.
There are three methods to install reboot-notifier 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 reboot-notifier Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install reboot-notifier using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install reboot-notifierInstall reboot-notifier Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install reboot-notifier using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install reboot-notifierInstall reboot-notifier 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install reboot-notifier using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install reboot-notifierHow To Uninstall reboot-notifier on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the reboot-notifier package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove reboot-notifierUninstall reboot-notifier And Its Dependencies
To uninstall reboot-notifier and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove reboot-notifierRemove reboot-notifier Configurations and Data
To remove reboot-notifier configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge reboot-notifierRemove reboot-notifier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove reboot-notifier configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge reboot-notifierDependencies
reboot-notifier have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install reboot-notifier package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.