How To Install rlinetd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rlinetd on Kali Linux. rlinetd is gruesomely over-featured inetd replacement

Introduction

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

What is rlinetd

rlinetd is:

rlinetd is designed to replace the BSD inetd. Feature-wise, it is a proper superset of the BSD inetd, including rpc support and both udp and tcp services. In addition, it supports a number of resource limiting features, including full resource limits a la setrlimit(2), renicing, chroot and limited per-service instances. To round out the features stolen from xinetd, it also supports binding to individual interfaces on request, and configurable logging.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rlinetd

Install rlinetd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rlinetd

Install rlinetd 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 rlinetd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rlinetd

How To Uninstall rlinetd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rlinetd

Uninstall rlinetd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rlinetd

Remove rlinetd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rlinetd

Remove rlinetd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rlinetd

Dependencies

rlinetd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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