How To Install zeitgeist on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is zeitgeist

zeitgeist is:

Zeitgeist is a service which logs the user’s activities and events (files opened, websites visited, conversations held with other people, etc.) and makes the relevant information available to other applications.

It serves as a comprehensive activity log and also makes it possible to determine relationships between items based on usage patterns.

This metapackage depends on the Zeitgeist engine and a set of packages (such as data providers) commonly used together with it.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zeitgeist

Install zeitgeist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zeitgeist

Install zeitgeist 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 zeitgeist using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zeitgeist

How To Uninstall zeitgeist on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zeitgeist

Uninstall zeitgeist And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zeitgeist

Remove zeitgeist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zeitgeist

Remove zeitgeist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zeitgeist

Dependencies

zeitgeist have the following dependencies:

• zeitgeist-core
• zeitgeist-datahub

References

• zeitgeist website

Summary

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