How To Install root-tail on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-tail on Kali Linux.

What is root-tail

root-tail is:

Root-tail is a program that displays and follows the most recent contents of one or more log fileslike “tail -f” but on the X root window, through the use of transparent windows.

There are three methods to install root-tail 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 root-tail Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install root-tail

Install root-tail Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install root-tail

Install root-tail 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 root-tail using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install root-tail

How To Uninstall root-tail on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the root-tail package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove root-tail

Uninstall root-tail And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove root-tail

Remove root-tail Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge root-tail

Remove root-tail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge root-tail

Dependencies

root-tail have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxfixes3

References

• root-tail website

Summary

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