How To Install autoconf-dickey on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf-dickey on Kali Linux.

What is autoconf-dickey

autoconf-dickey is:

This hacked version of autoconf is required to bootstrap ncurses and some other packages maintained upstream by Thomas Dickey. It should not be used for other purposes.

There are three methods to install autoconf-dickey 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 autoconf-dickey Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install autoconf-dickey

Install autoconf-dickey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install autoconf-dickey

Install autoconf-dickey 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 autoconf-dickey using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autoconf-dickey

How To Uninstall autoconf-dickey on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the autoconf-dickey package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autoconf-dickey

Uninstall autoconf-dickey And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoconf-dickey

Remove autoconf-dickey Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge autoconf-dickey

Remove autoconf-dickey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoconf-dickey

Dependencies

autoconf-dickey have the following dependencies:

• m4
• perl

References

• autoconf-dickey website

Summary

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