How To Install unshield on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install unshield on Kali Linux. unshield is extracts CAB files from InstallShield installers

Introduction

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

What is unshield

unshield is:

This software extracts CAB files from InstallShield installers used to be installed on Windows CE devices or Windows desktop machines.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install unshield

Install unshield Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install unshield

Install unshield 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 unshield using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install unshield

How To Uninstall unshield on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove unshield

Uninstall unshield And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove unshield

Remove unshield Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge unshield

Remove unshield configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge unshield

Dependencies

unshield have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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