How To Install rmagic on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rmagic

rmagic is:

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rmagic

Install rmagic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rmagic

Install rmagic 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 rmagic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rmagic

How To Uninstall rmagic on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rmagic

Uninstall rmagic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rmagic

Remove rmagic Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rmagic

Remove rmagic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rmagic

Dependencies

rmagic have the following dependencies:

• libgd-graph3d-perl
• libhtml-parser-perl
• libconfig-inifiles-perl
• perl

References

• rmagic website

Summary

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