How To Install xkibitz 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 expect

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

What is xkibitz 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 xkibitz 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 xkibitz 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 xkibitz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install expect

Install xkibitz using apt

Because xkibitz 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 xkibitz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install expect

Install xkibitz 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 xkibitz by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install expect

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

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install expect

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 expect

How To Uninstall xkibitz from Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove expect

Uninstall xkibitz and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove expect

Remove xkibitz with all configurations and data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge expect

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge expect

Extra info and code examples

Expect is a tool for automating interactive applications according to a script. Following the script, Expect knows what can be expected from a program and what the correct response should be. Expect is also useful for testing these same applications. And by adding Tk, you can also wrap interactive applications in X11 GUIs. An interpreted language provides branching and high-level control structures to direct the dialogue. In addition, the user can take control and interact directly when desired, afterward returning control to the script. This package contains the expect binary and several Expect based scripts.

Conclusion

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

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