How To Install robotstxt on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is robotstxt

robotstxt is:

This package contains a robots.txt exclusion protocol implementation for Go language (golang).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install robotstxt

Install robotstxt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install robotstxt

Install robotstxt 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 robotstxt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install robotstxt

How To Uninstall robotstxt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove robotstxt

Uninstall robotstxt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove robotstxt

Remove robotstxt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge robotstxt

Remove robotstxt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge robotstxt

Dependencies

robotstxt have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• robotstxt website

Summary

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