How To Install zephyr-clients on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zephyr-clients on Kali Linux.
What is zephyr-clients
zephyr-clients is:
Zephyr is derived from the original Project Athena ‘Instant Message’ system and allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
This package provides client programs for the messaging service.
There are three methods to install zephyr-clients 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 zephyr-clients Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zephyr-clients using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zephyr-clientsInstall zephyr-clients Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zephyr-clients using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zephyr-clientsInstall zephyr-clients 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install zephyr-clients using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zephyr-clientsHow To Uninstall zephyr-clients on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the zephyr-clients package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zephyr-clientsUninstall zephyr-clients And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zephyr-clients and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zephyr-clientsRemove zephyr-clients Configurations and Data
To remove zephyr-clients configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zephyr-clientsRemove zephyr-clients configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zephyr-clients configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zephyr-clientsDependencies
zephyr-clients have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zephyr-clients package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
