How To Install multiplex on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install multiplex on Kali Linux. multiplex is View output of multiple processes, in parallel - executable

Introduction

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

What is multiplex

multiplex is:

multiplex is a library and utility to run commands and display their output, in parallel, with an interactive terminal user interface.

This package contains the executable utility.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install multiplex

Install multiplex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install multiplex

Install multiplex 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 multiplex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install multiplex

How To Uninstall multiplex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove multiplex

Uninstall multiplex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove multiplex

Remove multiplex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge multiplex

Remove multiplex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge multiplex

Dependencies

multiplex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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