How To Install serverspec-runner on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install serverspec-runner on Kali Linux.
What is serverspec-runner
serverspec-runner is:
This wrapper program makes it easy to run multiple serverspec recipes using one scinario yaml file, with pretty printng. In addition to that, it can export test results to other formats, like CSV, Markdown, etc.
There are three methods to install serverspec-runner 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 serverspec-runner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install serverspec-runner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install serverspec-runnerInstall serverspec-runner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install serverspec-runner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install serverspec-runnerInstall serverspec-runner 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 serverspec-runner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install serverspec-runnerHow To Uninstall serverspec-runner on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the serverspec-runner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove serverspec-runnerUninstall serverspec-runner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall serverspec-runner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove serverspec-runnerRemove serverspec-runner Configurations and Data
To remove serverspec-runner configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge serverspec-runnerRemove serverspec-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove serverspec-runner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge serverspec-runnerDependencies
serverspec-runner have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install serverspec-runner package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
