How To Install vtgrab on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtgrab on Kali Linux. vtgrab is A VNC like console monitoring

Introduction

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

What is vtgrab

vtgrab is:

This is a utility for monitoring the screen of another machine. It only works for text consoles: for X, the idea is to use VNC instead.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vtgrab

Install vtgrab Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vtgrab

Install vtgrab 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 vtgrab using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vtgrab

How To Uninstall vtgrab on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vtgrab

Uninstall vtgrab And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtgrab

Remove vtgrab Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vtgrab

Remove vtgrab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtgrab

Dependencies

vtgrab have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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