How To Install kgb-add-project 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 kgb-bot

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

What is kgb-add-project 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 kgb-add-project 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 kgb-add-project 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 kgb-add-project using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kgb-bot

Install kgb-add-project using apt

Because kgb-add-project 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 kgb-add-project using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kgb-bot

Install kgb-add-project 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 kgb-add-project by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kgb-bot

How to upgrade (update) a single package kgb-add-project 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 kgb-add-project, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install kgb-bot

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 kgb-bot

How To Uninstall kgb-add-project from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kgb-add-project package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kgb-bot

Uninstall kgb-add-project and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kgb-bot

Remove kgb-add-project with all configurations and data

To remove kgb-add-project configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kgb-bot

Remove kgb-add-project completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kgb-bot

Extra info and code examples

KGB is an IRC bot, helping people work together by notifying an IRC channel when a commit occurs. It supports multiple repositories/IRC channels and is fully configurable. This package contains the server-side daemon, kgb-bot, which is responsible for relaying commit notifications to IRC.

Conclusion

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

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