How To Install wgetpaste on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is wgetpaste

wgetpaste is:

This package contains a script that automates pasting to a number of pastebin services.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wgetpaste

Install wgetpaste Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wgetpaste

Install wgetpaste 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 wgetpaste using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wgetpaste

How To Uninstall wgetpaste on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wgetpaste

Uninstall wgetpaste And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wgetpaste

Remove wgetpaste Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wgetpaste

Remove wgetpaste configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wgetpaste

Dependencies

wgetpaste have the following dependencies:

• wget

References

• wgetpaste website

Summary

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