How To Install update-inetd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install update-inetd on Kali Linux.

What is update-inetd

update-inetd is:

This package provides a program used by other packages to automatically update /etc/inetd.conf, the configuration file shared by all implementations of the Internet super-server.

Note that xinetd is not supported by this package.

There are three methods to install update-inetd 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 update-inetd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install update-inetd

Install update-inetd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install update-inetd

Install update-inetd 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 update-inetd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install update-inetd

How To Uninstall update-inetd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the update-inetd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove update-inetd

Uninstall update-inetd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove update-inetd

Remove update-inetd Configurations and Data

To remove update-inetd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge update-inetd

Remove update-inetd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge update-inetd

Dependencies

update-inetd have the following dependencies:

• debconf
• perl

References

• update-inetd website

Summary

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