How To Install ziptool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ziptool on Kali Linux. ziptool is modify zip archives

Introduction

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

What is ziptool

ziptool is:

ziptool is a utility for working with zip archives. It can modify details of zip archives according to the commands given, including timestamps and other metadata about the included files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ziptool

Install ziptool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ziptool

Install ziptool 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 ziptool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ziptool

How To Uninstall ziptool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ziptool

Uninstall ziptool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ziptool

Remove ziptool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ziptool

Remove ziptool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ziptool

Dependencies

ziptool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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