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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rename using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install renameInstall rename Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rename using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install renameInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install rename using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install renameHow To Uninstall rename on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the rename package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove renameUninstall 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 renameRemove rename Configurations and Data
To remove rename configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge renameRemove 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 renameDependencies
rename have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rename package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
