How To Install amqp-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install amqp-tools on Kali Linux. amqp-tools is Command-line utilities for interacting with AMQP servers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amqp-tools on Kali Linux.

What is amqp-tools

amqp-tools is:

RabbitMQ provides robust messaging for applications. It is easy to use, fit for purpose at cloud scale and supported on all major operating systems and developer platforms. librabbitmq is a C-language AMQP client library for use with AMQP servers such as RabbitMQ speaking protocol versions 0-9-1.

This package includes command line utilities.

There are three methods to install amqp-tools 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 amqp-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install amqp-tools

Install amqp-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install amqp-tools

Install amqp-tools 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 amqp-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install amqp-tools

How To Uninstall amqp-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the amqp-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove amqp-tools

Uninstall amqp-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amqp-tools

Remove amqp-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge amqp-tools

Remove amqp-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amqp-tools

Dependencies

amqp-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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