How To Install uif on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is uif

uif is:

Complete package to create and simplify iptables packetfilter rules using perl. It was developed for a diskless router system that can store its configurations in regular files or LDAP databases.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uif

Install uif Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uif

Install uif 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 uif using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uif

How To Uninstall uif on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove uif

Uninstall uif And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uif

Remove uif Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uif

Remove uif configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uif

Dependencies

uif have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• uif website

Summary

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