How To Install imaptool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install imaptool on Kali Linux. imaptool is tool for creating client-side image maps

Introduction

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

What is imaptool

imaptool is:

A simple (yet useful and free) tool for creating client-side image maps, supporting GIF and JPEG images.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install imaptool

Install imaptool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install imaptool

Install imaptool 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 imaptool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install imaptool

How To Uninstall imaptool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove imaptool

Uninstall imaptool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove imaptool

Remove imaptool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge imaptool

Remove imaptool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imaptool

Dependencies

imaptool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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