How To Install buildbot-worker on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot-worker on Kali Linux. buildbot-worker is System to automate the compile/test cycle (worker agent)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot-worker on Kali Linux.

What is buildbot-worker

buildbot-worker is:

The BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects to validate code changes. By automatically rebuilding and testing the tree each time something has changed, build problems are pinpointed quickly, before other developers are inconvenienced by the failure. The guilty developer can be identified and harassed without human intervention.

By running the builds on a variety of platforms, developers who do not have the facilities to test their changes everywhere before checkin will at least know shortly afterwards whether they have broken the build or not. Warning counts, lint checks, image size, compile time, and other build parameters can be tracked over time, are more visible, and are therefore easier to improve.

This package contains the worker, which performs the actual builds. It is recommended to run the worker on behalf of a non-privileged user.

There are three methods to install buildbot-worker 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 buildbot-worker Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install buildbot-worker

Install buildbot-worker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install buildbot-worker

Install buildbot-worker 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 buildbot-worker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install buildbot-worker

How To Uninstall buildbot-worker on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the buildbot-worker package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove buildbot-worker

Uninstall buildbot-worker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove buildbot-worker

Remove buildbot-worker Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge buildbot-worker

Remove buildbot-worker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge buildbot-worker

Dependencies

buildbot-worker have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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