How To Install ttylog on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ttylog

ttylog is:

Print everything that comes from a serial device to stdout. The device as well as the baud rate can be specified and a timeout can be set instead of just killing the process in order to stop it.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ttylog

Install ttylog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ttylog

Install ttylog 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 ttylog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ttylog

How To Uninstall ttylog on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ttylog

Uninstall ttylog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ttylog

Remove ttylog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ttylog

Remove ttylog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ttylog

Dependencies

ttylog have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• ttylog website

Summary

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