How To Install k5start on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install kstart

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is k5start and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install k5start on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install k5start using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install k5start using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kstart

Install k5start using apt

Because k5start is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install k5start using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kstart

Install k5start using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install k5start by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kstart

How to upgrade (update) a single package k5start using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the k5start, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install kstart

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install kstart

How To Uninstall k5start from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the k5start package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kstart

Uninstall k5start and all its dependencies

To uninstall k5start and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kstart

Remove k5start with all configurations and data

To remove k5start configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kstart

Remove k5start completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to k5start package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kstart

Extra info and code examples

k5start can be used instead of kinit to obtain Kerberos tickets. krenew can be used instead of kinit -R to renew renewable tickets. They are intended primarily for use with automated or long-running processes and support some additional features useful for that purpose, such as running as a daemon and refreshing the ticket periodically, checking to see if an existing ticket has expired, or obtaining an AFS token along with the ticket by running an external program automatically.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install k5start using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the k5start from Kali Linux.

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