How To Install sitesummary on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sitesummary

sitesummary is:

The sitesummary system makes it easier to keep track of a lot of machines, by allowing each machine to report their existence once a day to a central collector, and using this collector to make summary reports about the hosts.

This package is the server part, with the collector and report scripts.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sitesummary

Install sitesummary Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sitesummary

Install sitesummary 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 sitesummary using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sitesummary

How To Uninstall sitesummary on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sitesummary

Uninstall sitesummary And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sitesummary

Remove sitesummary Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sitesummary

Remove sitesummary configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sitesummary

Dependencies

sitesummary have the following dependencies:

• debconf
• perl

References

• sitesummary website

Summary

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