How To Install sharutils on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sharutils

sharutils is:

shar' makes so-called shell archives out of many files, preparing them for transmission by electronic mail services. unshar’ helps unpacking shell archives after reception. Other related utility programs help with other tasks.

uuencode' prepares a file for transmission over an electronic channel which ignores or otherwise mangles the eight bit (high order bit) of bytes. uudecode’ does the converse transformation.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sharutils

Install sharutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sharutils

Install sharutils 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 sharutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sharutils

How To Uninstall sharutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sharutils

Uninstall sharutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sharutils

Remove sharutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sharutils

Remove sharutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sharutils

Dependencies

sharutils have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• sharutils website

Summary

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