How To Install slrnface on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is slrnface

slrnface is:

The slrnface helper utility can be used from the slrn and the tin news reader to show X-Faces in Usenet articles when they are run from an X11 terminal emulator. It is not intended to be run directly from the command line.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slrnface

Install slrnface Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slrnface

Install slrnface 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 slrnface using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slrnface

How To Uninstall slrnface on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove slrnface

Uninstall slrnface And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slrnface

Remove slrnface Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge slrnface

Remove slrnface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slrnface

Dependencies

slrnface have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcompfaceg1
• libx11-6
• libxt6
• slrn

References

• slrnface website

Summary

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