How To Install rs on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rs

rs is:

rs reads the standard input, interpreting each line as a row of blank-separated entries in an array, transforms the array according to the options, and writes it on the standard output. Numerous options control input, reshaping and output processing; the simplest usage example is “ls -1 | rs”, which outputs the same (on an 80-column terminal) as the modern “ls” with no “-1” argument.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rs

Install rs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rs

Install rs 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 rs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rs

How To Uninstall rs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rs

Uninstall rs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rs

Remove rs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rs

Remove rs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rs

Dependencies

rs have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• rs website

Summary

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