How To Install nng-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nng-utils on Kali Linux.
What is nng-utils
nng-utils is:
Lightweight, broker-less library, offering a simple API to solve common recurring messaging problems, such as publish/subscribe, RPC-style request/reply, or service discovery. The API frees the programmer from worrying about details like connection management, retries, and other common considerations, so that they can focus on the application instead of the plumbing.
This package contains the nngcat utility.
There are three methods to install nng-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 nng-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nng-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nng-utilsInstall nng-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install nng-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nng-utilsInstall nng-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 nng-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nng-utilsHow To Uninstall nng-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nng-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nng-utilsUninstall nng-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nng-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nng-utilsRemove nng-utils Configurations and Data
To remove nng-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nng-utilsRemove nng-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nng-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nng-utilsDependencies
nng-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nng-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.