How To Install kaboxer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install kaboxer on Kali Linux. kaboxer is Framework to manage applications in containers

Introduction

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

What is kaboxer

kaboxer is:

Built for Kali Linux (and other Debian-based) systems, Kaboxer is a framework providing seamless integrations between applications shipped in containers and the host system.

It allows shipping applications that are hard to package properly or that need to run in isolation from the rest of the system.

The “kaboxer” command line tool can be used to:

  • build container images
  • retrieve container images
  • run applications out of those containers
  • integrate those applications in the host system

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kaboxer

Install kaboxer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kaboxer

Install kaboxer 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 kaboxer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kaboxer

How To Uninstall kaboxer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kaboxer

Uninstall kaboxer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kaboxer

Remove kaboxer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kaboxer

Remove kaboxer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kaboxer

Dependencies

kaboxer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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