Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tappy on Kali Linux.
What is tappy
tappy is:
The tap.py package provides a set of tools for working with the
Test Anything Protocol (TAP). TAP is a line based test protocol
for recording test data in a standard way.
This package provides the command-line tool ’tappy’, which parses
TAP syntax in files or a stream and produces unittest-style output.
There are three methods to install tappy 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 tappy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tappy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tappyInstall tappy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tappy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tappyInstall tappy 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tappy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tappy
How To Uninstall tappy on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tappy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tappy
Uninstall tappy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tappy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tappy
Remove tappy Configurations and Data
To remove tappy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tappy
Remove tappy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tappy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tappy
Dependencies
tappy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tappy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
