How To Install rsh-client on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsh-client on Kali Linux. rsh-client is client programs for remote shell connections

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rsh-client on Kali Linux.

What is rsh-client

rsh-client is:

This package contains rsh, rcp and rlogin.

There are three methods to install rsh-client 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 rsh-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rsh-client

Install rsh-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rsh-client

Install rsh-client 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 rsh-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rsh-client

How To Uninstall rsh-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rsh-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rsh-client

Uninstall rsh-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsh-client

Remove rsh-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rsh-client

Remove rsh-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsh-client

Dependencies

rsh-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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