How To Install uptimed on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install uptimed on Kali Linux. uptimed is daemon to track uptimes, especially the high ones

Introduction

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

What is uptimed

uptimed is:

The uptime daemon tracks a system’s highest uptimes via boot IDs, using the system boot time to keep sessions apart from each other. It features a console program to display statistics, and can send mail if a milestone or a new record is reached.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uptimed

Install uptimed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uptimed

Install uptimed 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 uptimed using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uptimed

How To Uninstall uptimed on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove uptimed

Uninstall uptimed And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uptimed

Remove uptimed Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uptimed

Remove uptimed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uptimed

Dependencies

uptimed have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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