How To Install rsstail on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rsstail

rsstail is:

This small, simple application reads an RSS feed and outputs it like the ’tail’ command.

This tool can be used as a plugin in MultiTail

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rsstail

Install rsstail Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rsstail

Install rsstail 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 rsstail using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rsstail

How To Uninstall rsstail on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rsstail

Uninstall rsstail And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rsstail

Remove rsstail Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rsstail

Remove rsstail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rsstail

Dependencies

rsstail have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libmrss0

References

• rsstail website

Summary

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