How To Install yank on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is yank

yank is:

Read input from stdin and draw a selection interface where all fields in the given input are recognized by using a default or user-supplied set of delimiters.

Using ctrl-n and ctrl-p will move the field selection forward and backward, pressing the return key will invoke the yank command and write the selected field to its stdin. The yank command defaults to xsel, but could be anything that accepts input on stdin.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yank

Install yank Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yank

Install yank 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 yank using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yank

How To Uninstall yank on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove yank

Uninstall yank And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yank

Remove yank Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yank

Remove yank configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yank

Dependencies

yank have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• xsel

References

• yank website

Summary

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