How To Install sysnews on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sysnews

sysnews is:

The news command keeps you informed of news concerning the system. Each news item is contained in a separate file in the /var/lib/sysnews directory. Anyone having write permission to this directory can create a news file.

NOTE: This command has nothing to do with USENET news. It’s more like an enhanced motd.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sysnews

Install sysnews Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sysnews

Install sysnews 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 sysnews using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sysnews

How To Uninstall sysnews on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sysnews

Uninstall sysnews And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysnews

Remove sysnews Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sysnews

Remove sysnews configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysnews

Dependencies

sysnews have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• sysnews website

Summary

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