How To Install rwall on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rwall

rwall is:

The rwall command sends a message to the users logged into the specified host. The message to be sent can be typed in and terminated with EOF or it can be in a file.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rwall

Install rwall Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rwall

Install rwall 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 rwall using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rwall

How To Uninstall rwall on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rwall

Uninstall rwall And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rwall

Remove rwall Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rwall

Remove rwall configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rwall

Dependencies

rwall have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• rwall website

Summary

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