How To Install reptyr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is reptyr

reptyr is:

reptyr is a utility for taking an existing running program and attaching it to a new terminal, and is particularly useful for moving a long-running process into a GNU screen session.

reptyr does a more thorough job of transferring programs than many other tools, including the popular “screenify” shell script, because it changes the program’s controlling terminal. This means that actions such as window resizes and interrupts are sent to the process from the new terminal.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install reptyr

Install reptyr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install reptyr

Install reptyr 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 reptyr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install reptyr

How To Uninstall reptyr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove reptyr

Uninstall reptyr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove reptyr

Remove reptyr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge reptyr

Remove reptyr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge reptyr

Dependencies

reptyr have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• reptyr website

Summary

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