Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install amule-utils on Kali Linux.
What is amule-utils
amule-utils is:
This package contains a set of command-line utilities related to aMule,
the eD2k network client:
- ed2k: handles ed2k:// links, queueing them into aMule
- cas: displays the contents of your aMule online signature
- alcc: computes ed2k:// links for the given input files
- amulecmd: text-based client to control aMule or the aMule daemon
Some of these utilities have graphic versions, which can be found in
the amule-utils-gui package.
There are three methods to install amule-utils 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 amule-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install amule-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install amule-utilsInstall amule-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install amule-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install amule-utilsInstall amule-utils 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 amule-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install amule-utils
How To Uninstall amule-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the amule-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove amule-utils
Uninstall amule-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall amule-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove amule-utils
Remove amule-utils Configurations and Data
To remove amule-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge amule-utils
Remove amule-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove amule-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amule-utils
Dependencies
amule-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install amule-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
