How To Install rpcbind on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpcbind on Kali Linux. rpcbind is converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses

Introduction

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

What is rpcbind

rpcbind is:

The rpcbind utility is a server that converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rpcbind

Install rpcbind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rpcbind

Install rpcbind 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 rpcbind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rpcbind

How To Uninstall rpcbind on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rpcbind

Uninstall rpcbind And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rpcbind

Remove rpcbind Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rpcbind

Remove rpcbind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rpcbind

Dependencies

rpcbind have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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