How To Install winexe on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install winexe on Kali Linux. winexe is Remote Windows-command executor

Introduction

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

What is winexe

winexe is:

Winexe remotely executes commands on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 systems from GNU/Linux (and possibly also from other Unices capable of building the Samba 4 software package).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install winexe

Install winexe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install winexe

Install winexe 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 winexe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install winexe

How To Uninstall winexe on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove winexe

Uninstall winexe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove winexe

Remove winexe Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge winexe

Remove winexe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge winexe

Dependencies

winexe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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