How To Install dhis-client on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhis-client on Kali Linux.
What is dhis-client
dhis-client is:
dhid is the DHIS client daemon. After setting up with a DHIS provider, each machine may run a dhid daemon (in background) in order to update its dynamic IP address within the server.
There are three methods to install dhis-client 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 dhis-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dhis-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhis-clientInstall dhis-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dhis-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhis-clientInstall dhis-client 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 dhis-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhis-clientHow To Uninstall dhis-client on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dhis-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhis-clientUninstall dhis-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhis-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhis-clientRemove dhis-client Configurations and Data
To remove dhis-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhis-clientRemove dhis-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhis-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhis-clientDependencies
dhis-client have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhis-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
