How To Install apt-forktracer on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-forktracer on Kali Linux.

What is apt-forktracer

apt-forktracer is:

apt-forktracer tries to alleviate the problem that APT stops tracking official versions of a package after you pin it or install a newer version.

apt-forktracer displays a list of packages which are in an inconsistent state, or whose installed version is different than the newest official one. You can choose to ignore certain packages - if they match certain criteria - using a configuration file.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apt-forktracer

Install apt-forktracer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apt-forktracer

Install apt-forktracer 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 apt-forktracer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apt-forktracer

How To Uninstall apt-forktracer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the apt-forktracer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apt-forktracer

Uninstall apt-forktracer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-forktracer

Remove apt-forktracer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge apt-forktracer

Remove apt-forktracer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-forktracer

Dependencies

apt-forktracer have the following dependencies:

• python3-apt
• python3

References

• apt-forktracer website

Summary

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