How To Install snarf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is snarf

snarf is:

Snarf is a utility to retrieve files via the http and ftp protocols. It supports http redirect, http and ftp resume, http and ftp authentication, and other neat things. Its functionality is similar to that of wget, but with a much smaller binary.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install snarf

Install snarf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install snarf

Install snarf 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 snarf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snarf

How To Uninstall snarf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove snarf

Uninstall snarf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snarf

Remove snarf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge snarf

Remove snarf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snarf

Dependencies

snarf have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• snarf website

Summary

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