How To Install renrot on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is renrot

renrot is:

RenRot renames files according the DateTimeOriginal and FileModifyDate EXIF tags, if they exist. Otherwise, the name will be set according to the current timestamp. Additionally, it rotates JPEG images and their thumbnails, using the Orientation EXIF tag.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install renrot

Install renrot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install renrot

Install renrot 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 renrot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install renrot

How To Uninstall renrot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove renrot

Uninstall renrot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove renrot

Remove renrot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge renrot

Remove renrot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge renrot

Dependencies

renrot have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• renrot website

Summary

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