How To Install sabnzbdplus on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sabnzbdplus on Kali Linux. sabnzbdplus is web-based binary newsreader with nzb support

Introduction

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

What is sabnzbdplus

sabnzbdplus is:

SABnzbd+ is a web-based binary newsgrabber written in Python, with support for the popular nzb file format. It greatly simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet, thanks to a friendly web-based, fully customizable user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options including the ability to automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up downloaded posts.

Multiple servers are supported, as well as secure (ssl) connections, ipv6, scheduling, pausing and resuming downloads, queue manipulation, rss feeds, automatic sorting, a download history, email notifications, and custom post-processing scripts. An extensive API allows third party applications to interact with the program.

This package contains the program itself and all interface templates.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sabnzbdplus

Install sabnzbdplus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sabnzbdplus

Install sabnzbdplus 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 sabnzbdplus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sabnzbdplus

How To Uninstall sabnzbdplus on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sabnzbdplus

Uninstall sabnzbdplus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sabnzbdplus

Remove sabnzbdplus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sabnzbdplus

Remove sabnzbdplus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sabnzbdplus

Dependencies

sabnzbdplus have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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