How To Install roffit on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is roffit

roffit is:

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install roffit

Install roffit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install roffit

Install roffit 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 roffit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install roffit

How To Uninstall roffit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove roffit

Uninstall roffit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove roffit

Remove roffit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge roffit

Remove roffit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge roffit

Dependencies

roffit have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• roffit website

Summary

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