How To Install wput on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wput on Kali Linux. wput is tiny wget-like ftp-client for uploading files

Introduction

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

What is wput

wput is:

Wput is a tiny ftp-client, that uploads files or directories to a remote ftp-server.

Main features are: resuming, time-stamping, wget-like interface, proxy-support and speed-limit.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wput

Install wput Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wput

Install wput 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 wput using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wput

How To Uninstall wput on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove wput

Uninstall wput And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wput

Remove wput Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wput

Remove wput configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wput

Dependencies

wput have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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