How To Install xjobs on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xjobs

xjobs is:

xjobs reads job descriptions line by line and executes them in parallel. It limits the number of parallel executing jobs and starts new jobs when jobs finish. Therefore, it combines the arguments from every input line with the utility and arguments given on the command line. If no utility is given as an argument to xjobs, then the first argument on every job line will be used as utility. To execute utility xjobs searches the directories given in the PATH environment variable and uses the first file found in these directories.

xjobs is most useful on multi-processor/core machines when one needs to execute several time consuming command several that could possibly be run in parallel. With xjobs this can be achieved easily, and it is possible to limit the load of the machine to a useful value. It works similar to xargs, but starts several processes simultaneously and gives only one line of arguments to each utility call.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xjobs

Install xjobs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xjobs

Install xjobs 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 xjobs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xjobs

How To Uninstall xjobs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xjobs

Uninstall xjobs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xjobs

Remove xjobs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xjobs

Remove xjobs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xjobs

Dependencies

xjobs have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• xjobs website

Summary

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