How To Install git-build-recipe on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-build-recipe on Kali Linux. git-build-recipe is construct a Git branch from a recipe

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-build-recipe on Kali Linux.

What is git-build-recipe

git-build-recipe is:

git-build-recipe takes a “recipe” which specifies several Git branches to combine in a certain fashion as input for a Debian-format source package, and provides the resulting branch as output.

There are three methods to install git-build-recipe 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 git-build-recipe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-build-recipe

Install git-build-recipe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install git-build-recipe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install git-build-recipe

Install git-build-recipe 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 git-build-recipe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-build-recipe

How To Uninstall git-build-recipe on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the git-build-recipe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-build-recipe

Uninstall git-build-recipe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-build-recipe

Remove git-build-recipe Configurations and Data

To remove git-build-recipe configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-build-recipe

Remove git-build-recipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove git-build-recipe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-build-recipe

Dependencies

git-build-recipe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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