How To Install switchconf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is switchconf

switchconf is:

Switchconf allows users to easily change their system’s settings, choosing between the possible configurations for different environments.

Most switchconf users are laptop owners who want to change their network settings according to where they currently are - but there are many cases for non mobile systems to desire to choose between configuration sets.

Switchconf is a very simple script that takes its arguments from the command line. It allows you to maintain different sets of configurations, installing the desired set of configuration when called with its name as an argument, and execute a pre-specified set of commands before and after the switch.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install switchconf

Install switchconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install switchconf

Install switchconf 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 switchconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install switchconf

How To Uninstall switchconf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove switchconf

Uninstall switchconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove switchconf

Remove switchconf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge switchconf

Remove switchconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge switchconf

Dependencies

switchconf have the following dependencies:

• lsb-base
• liblockfile1

References

• switchconf website

Summary

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