How To Install vf1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vf1 on Kali Linux. vf1 is command-line gopher client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vf1 on Kali Linux.

What is vf1

vf1 is:

A full-featured gopher client. VF-1’s features include:

  • Bookmarking
  • Configurable MIME-type handlers
  • Line wrapping
  • TLS support
  • visiting a queue of links (the “tour” feature)
  • Veronica search

There are three methods to install vf1 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 vf1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vf1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vf1

Install vf1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vf1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vf1

Install vf1 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 vf1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vf1

How To Uninstall vf1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vf1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vf1

Uninstall vf1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vf1

Remove vf1 Configurations and Data

To remove vf1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vf1

Remove vf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vf1

Dependencies

vf1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vf1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.