How To Install apt-move on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is apt-move

apt-move is:

apt-move is used to move a collection of Debian package files into a proper archive hierarchy as is used in the official Debian archive. It is intended as a tool to help manage the apt-get(8) file cache, but could be configured to work with any collection of Debian packages.

Running apt-move periodically will assist in managing the resulting partial mirror by optionally removing obsolete packages, and creating valid local Packages.gz files. It can also build a partial or complete local mirror of a Debian binary distribution (including an ``installed-packages only’’ mirror).

There are three methods to install apt-move 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-move 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-move using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apt-move

Install apt-move Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apt-move

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

sudo aptitude -y install apt-move

How To Uninstall apt-move on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove apt-move

Uninstall apt-move And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-move

Remove apt-move Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge apt-move

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-move

Dependencies

apt-move have the following dependencies:

• bc
• dash
• libapt-pkg6.0
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• apt-move website

Summary

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