How To Install usermode on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is usermode

usermode is:

The usermode package contains several graphical tools for users: userinfo, usermount and userpasswd. Userinfo allows users to change their finger information. Usermount lets users mount, unmount, and format filesystems. Userpasswd allows users to change their passwords.

Install the usermode package if you would like to provide users with graphical tools for certain account management tasks.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install usermode

Install usermode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install usermode

Install usermode 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 usermode using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usermode

How To Uninstall usermode on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove usermode

Uninstall usermode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usermode

Remove usermode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge usermode

Remove usermode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usermode

Dependencies

usermode have the following dependencies:

• libblkid1
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• libpam0g
• libuser1

References

• usermode website

Summary

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