How To Install ltsp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ltsp on Kali Linux. ltsp is Linux Terminal Server Project

Introduction

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

What is ltsp

ltsp is:

Make an installation able to netboot as an LTSP client. For LTSP servers, also install the suggested packages (dnsmasq etc).

LTSP helps in netbooting LAN clients from a single installation that resides in a chroot or a VM on the LTSP server. This way maintaining tens or hundreds of clients is as easy as maintaining a single PC.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ltsp

Install ltsp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ltsp

Install ltsp 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 ltsp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ltsp

How To Uninstall ltsp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ltsp

Uninstall ltsp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltsp

Remove ltsp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ltsp

Remove ltsp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltsp

Dependencies

ltsp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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