How To Install rssguard on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rssguard on Kali Linux. rssguard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator

Introduction

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

What is rssguard

rssguard is:

RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization with these services:

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rssguard

Install rssguard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rssguard

Install rssguard 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 rssguard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rssguard

How To Uninstall rssguard on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rssguard

Uninstall rssguard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rssguard

Remove rssguard Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rssguard

Remove rssguard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rssguard

Dependencies

rssguard have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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