How To Install appc-spec on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install appc-spec on Kali Linux. appc-spec is App Container Specification (appc) - tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install appc-spec on Kali Linux.

What is appc-spec

appc-spec is:

App Container (appc) is a well-specified and community developed specification for application containers. appc defines several independent but composable aspects involved in running application containers, including an image format, runtime environment, and discovery mechanism for application containers.

This package provides “actool” utility for the App Container (appc) specification and technical details on how an appc image is downloaded over a network, cryptographically verified, and executed on a host.

There are three methods to install appc-spec 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 appc-spec Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install appc-spec

Install appc-spec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install appc-spec

Install appc-spec 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 appc-spec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install appc-spec

How To Uninstall appc-spec on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the appc-spec package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove appc-spec

Uninstall appc-spec And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove appc-spec

Remove appc-spec Configurations and Data

To remove appc-spec configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge appc-spec

Remove appc-spec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge appc-spec

Dependencies

appc-spec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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