How To Install sendpage-server on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sendpage-server on Kali Linux.
What is sendpage-server
sendpage-server is:
To send alphanumeric pages to a pager, if an email gateway is unavailable or undesirable, software is needed to control a modem which will dial a Paging Central, and deliver the pages using an ASCII delivery system known as TAP. Sendpage implements all aspects of this type of software, including an SNPP client, an SNPP server, a queuing engine, a modem control engine, a TAP communication system, and an email notification system.
This package provides the sendpage SNPP server.
There are three methods to install sendpage-server 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 sendpage-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sendpage-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sendpage-serverInstall sendpage-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sendpage-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sendpage-serverInstall sendpage-server 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sendpage-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sendpage-serverHow To Uninstall sendpage-server on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sendpage-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sendpage-serverUninstall sendpage-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sendpage-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sendpage-serverRemove sendpage-server Configurations and Data
To remove sendpage-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sendpage-serverRemove sendpage-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sendpage-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sendpage-serverDependencies
sendpage-server have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sendpage-server package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.