How To Install delay on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install delay on Kali Linux.

What is delay

delay is:

delay introduces a constant delay between its standard input and its standard output. The data from its stdin will be stored until it has been written to stdout.

There are three methods to install delay 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 delay Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install delay using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install delay

Install delay Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install delay using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install delay

Install delay 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 delay using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install delay

How To Uninstall delay on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the delay package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove delay

Uninstall delay And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove delay

Remove delay Configurations and Data

To remove delay configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge delay

Remove delay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove delay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge delay

Dependencies

delay have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• delay website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install delay package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.