How To Install tftp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tftp on Kali Linux. tftp is Trivial file transfer protocol client

Introduction

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

What is tftp

tftp is:

Tftp is the user interface to the Internet TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol), which allows users to transfer files to and from a remote machine. The remote host may be specified on the command line, in which case tftp uses host as the default host for future transfers.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tftp

Install tftp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tftp

Install tftp 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 tftp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tftp

How To Uninstall tftp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tftp

Uninstall tftp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tftp

Remove tftp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tftp

Remove tftp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tftp

Dependencies

tftp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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