How To Install netconfd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is netconfd

netconfd is:

NETCONF provides a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.

The yuma123 agent is a daemon which listens for incoming NETCONF requests from clients and provides responses.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install netconfd

Install netconfd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install netconfd

Install netconfd 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 netconfd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install netconfd

How To Uninstall netconfd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove netconfd

Uninstall netconfd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove netconfd

Remove netconfd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge netconfd

Remove netconfd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netconfd

Dependencies

netconfd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libyuma2
• adduser
• debconf
• lsb-base
• libyuma-base

References

• netconfd website

Summary

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