How To Install rename on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rename

rename is:

This package provides both a perl interface for renaming files (File::Rename) and a command line tool ‘rename’ which is intended to replace the version that used to be supplied by the perl package.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rename

Install rename Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rename

Install rename 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 rename using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rename

How To Uninstall rename on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rename

Uninstall rename And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rename

Remove rename Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rename

Remove rename configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rename

Dependencies

rename have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• rename website

Summary

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