Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install at on Kali Linux.
What is at
at is:
At and batch read shell commands from standard input
storing them as a job to be scheduled for execution in the
future.
Use
at to run the job at a specified time
batch to run the job when system load levels permit
There are three methods to install at 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 at Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install at using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install at
Install at Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install at using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install atInstall at 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 at using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install at
How To Uninstall at on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the at package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove at
Uninstall at And Its Dependencies
To uninstall at and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove at
Remove at Configurations and Data
To remove at configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge at
Remove at configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove at configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge at
Dependencies
at have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install at package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
