How To Install remctl-client on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remctl-client on Kali Linux.
What is remctl-client
remctl-client is:
remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.
This package contains the client program (remctl).
There are three methods to install remctl-client 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 remctl-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install remctl-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install remctl-clientInstall remctl-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install remctl-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install remctl-clientInstall remctl-client 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 remctl-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install remctl-clientHow To Uninstall remctl-client on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the remctl-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove remctl-clientUninstall remctl-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall remctl-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove remctl-clientRemove remctl-client Configurations and Data
To remove remctl-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge remctl-clientRemove remctl-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove remctl-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remctl-clientDependencies
remctl-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remctl-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
