How To Install bdebstrap on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bdebstrap on Kali Linux.

What is bdebstrap

bdebstrap is:

bdebstrap is an alternative to debootstrap and a wrapper around mmdebstrap to support YAML based configuration files. It inherits all benefits from mmdebstrap. The support for configuration allows storing all customization in a YAML file instead of having to use a very long one-liner call to mmdebstrap. It also layering multiple customizations on top of each other, e.g. to support flavors of an image.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bdebstrap

Install bdebstrap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bdebstrap

Install bdebstrap 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 bdebstrap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bdebstrap

How To Uninstall bdebstrap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bdebstrap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bdebstrap

Uninstall bdebstrap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bdebstrap

Remove bdebstrap Configurations and Data

To remove bdebstrap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bdebstrap

Remove bdebstrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bdebstrap

Dependencies

bdebstrap have the following dependencies:

• mmdebstrap
• python3-ruamel.yaml
• python3

References

• bdebstrap website

Summary

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