How To Install rig on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rig on Kali Linux. rig is Random identity generator

Introduction

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

What is rig

rig is:

RIG (Random Identity Generator) is a free replacement for a shareware program out there called ‘fake’. It generates random, yet real-looking, personal data. It is useful if you need to feed a name to a Web site, BBS, or real person, and are too lazy to think of one yourself. Also, if the Web site/BBS/person you are giving the information to tries to cross-check the city, state, zip, or area code, it will check out.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rig

Install rig Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rig

Install rig 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 rig using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rig

How To Uninstall rig on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rig

Uninstall rig And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rig

Remove rig Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rig

Remove rig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rig

Dependencies

rig have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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