How To Install roger-router on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install roger-router on Kali Linux.

What is roger-router

roger-router is:

Journal, Fax-Software and Call-Monitor for AVM FRITZ!Box or compatible routers. The following features are supported through plugins:

• Call monitor, journal and address book
• Use system as softphone or dial support
• Fax transfer with CUPS integration.
• import address books from the Fritz!Box, Evolution and Thunderbird
• status icon and notification popus

A predecessor to the program was formerly called FRITZ!Box Fun (ffgtk). This is the GUI version of the program including plugins.

There are three methods to install roger-router 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 roger-router Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install roger-router

Install roger-router Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install roger-router

Install roger-router 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 roger-router using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install roger-router

How To Uninstall roger-router on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the roger-router package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove roger-router

Uninstall roger-router And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove roger-router

Remove roger-router Configurations and Data

To remove roger-router configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge roger-router

Remove roger-router configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge roger-router

Dependencies

roger-router have the following dependencies:

• libayatana-appindicator3-1
• libc6
• libcairo2
• libebook-1.2-20
• libebook-contacts-1.2-3
• libedataserver-1.2-25
• libgdata22
• libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgs9
• libgtk-3-0
• libhandy-1-0
• libpango-1.0-0
• libpangocairo-1.0-0
• libpoppler-glib8
• librm0
• libsoup2.4-1
• libtiff5
• dconf-gsettings-backend

References

• roger-router website

Summary

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