How To Install userinfo on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is userinfo

userinfo is:

Userinfo is a small console utility to display as much information about a local user as possible. It supports the output of password file info, home directory mode, mail info, lastlog info and more.

After installation you can invoke userinfo by calling ui.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install userinfo

Install userinfo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install userinfo

Install userinfo 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 userinfo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install userinfo

How To Uninstall userinfo on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove userinfo

Uninstall userinfo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove userinfo

Remove userinfo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge userinfo

Remove userinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge userinfo

Dependencies

userinfo have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• userinfo website

Summary

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