How To Install tmux on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tmux on Kali Linux.
What is tmux
tmux is:
tmux enables a number of terminals (or windows) to be accessed and controlled from a single terminal like screen. tmux runs as a server-client system. A server is created automatically when necessary and holds a number of sessions, each of which may have a number of windows linked to it. Any number of clients may connect to a session, or the server may be controlled by issuing commands with tmux. Communication takes place through a socket, by default placed in /tmp. Moreover tmux provides a consistent and well-documented command interface, with the same syntax whether used interactively, as a key binding, or from the shell. It offers a choice of vim or Emacs key layouts.
There are three methods to install tmux 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 tmux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tmux using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tmuxInstall tmux Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tmux using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tmuxInstall tmux 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tmux using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tmuxHow To Uninstall tmux on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tmux package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tmuxUninstall tmux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tmux and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tmuxRemove tmux Configurations and Data
To remove tmux configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tmuxRemove tmux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tmux configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tmuxDependencies
tmux have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tmux package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
