How To Install yaz on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yaz on Kali Linux. yaz is utilities for YAZ Z39.50 toolkit

Introduction

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

What is yaz

yaz is:

YAZ is a toolkit that allows you to develop software using the ANSI Z39.50/ISO23950 standard for information retrieval.

This package includes utility programs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yaz

Install yaz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yaz

Install yaz 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 yaz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yaz

How To Uninstall yaz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove yaz

Uninstall yaz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yaz

Remove yaz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yaz

Remove yaz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yaz

Dependencies

yaz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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