How To Install restartd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is restartd

restartd is:

Restartd is a daemon for checking running and not running processes. It reads the /proc directory every n seconds and does a POSIX regexp on the process names. You can execute a script or a program if the process is or is not running.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install restartd

Install restartd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install restartd

Install restartd 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 restartd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install restartd

How To Uninstall restartd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove restartd

Uninstall restartd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove restartd

Remove restartd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge restartd

Remove restartd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge restartd

Dependencies

restartd have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• restartd website

Summary

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