How To Install malcontent on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install malcontent on Kali Linux. malcontent is framework for parental control of applications

Introduction

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

What is malcontent

malcontent is:

malcontent implements support for restricting the type of content accessible to non-administrator accounts on a Linux system. Typically, when this is used, a non-administrator account will be for a child using the system; and the administrator accounts will be for the parents; and the content being filtered will be apps which are not suitable for the child to use, due to (for example) being too violent.

This is not a security boundary, and a sufficiently technically advanced user may always work around these parental controls. malcontent is not a mandatory access control (MAC) system like AppArmor or SELinux. However, its correct use by applications should provide enough of an obstacle to prevent users easily or accidentally having access to content which they shouldn??t.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install malcontent

Install malcontent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install malcontent

Install malcontent 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 malcontent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install malcontent

How To Uninstall malcontent on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove malcontent

Uninstall malcontent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove malcontent

Remove malcontent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge malcontent

Remove malcontent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge malcontent

Dependencies

malcontent have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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