How To Install yaws-chat on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yaws-chat on Kali Linux. yaws-chat is Chat application for Yaws webserver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yaws-chat on Kali Linux.

What is yaws-chat

yaws-chat is:

Yaws-chat allows one to create a very simple web-based chatroom.

There are three methods to install yaws-chat 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 yaws-chat Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yaws-chat

Install yaws-chat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yaws-chat

Install yaws-chat 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 yaws-chat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yaws-chat

How To Uninstall yaws-chat on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yaws-chat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yaws-chat

Uninstall yaws-chat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yaws-chat

Remove yaws-chat Configurations and Data

To remove yaws-chat configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yaws-chat

Remove yaws-chat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yaws-chat

Dependencies

yaws-chat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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