How To Install filetea on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install filetea on Kali Linux. filetea is Web-based file sharing system

Introduction

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

What is filetea

filetea is:

FileTea is a simple way to send files among different users.

FileTea functions as a web server. Users can drag files into their web browser and a URL will be generated for each one. Those URLs can be sent to other people, who will be able to start downloading the files immediately.

An HTML5 capable browser is required in order to share the files, but any HTTP client can download them, including command-line tools such as curl or wget.

Files are sent through the server, but no data is stored there: FileTea is only used to route the traffic. This also means that there’s no limit to the size of shared files.

The service is anonymous and does not require user registration. Since it’s completely web-based, it works in networks with proxies, firewalls, etc., as long as all users can reach the FileTea server.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install filetea

Install filetea Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install filetea

Install filetea 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 filetea using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install filetea

How To Uninstall filetea on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove filetea

Uninstall filetea And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove filetea

Remove filetea Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge filetea

Remove filetea configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filetea

Dependencies

filetea have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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