How To Install calamares on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install calamares on Kali Linux. calamares is distribution-independent installer framework

Introduction

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

What is calamares

calamares is:

Calamares is a distribution-independent installer framework.

It provides a graphical installer that can be used with nearly any distribution. This package is suitable for live media on Debian-based systems, and won’t be of any particular use on an already installed system.

You will likely want to provide your own config files to match your distribution, reading the Calamares documentation will guide you through that process.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install calamares

Install calamares Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install calamares

Install calamares 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 calamares using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install calamares

How To Uninstall calamares on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove calamares

Uninstall calamares And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calamares

Remove calamares Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge calamares

Remove calamares configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calamares

Dependencies

calamares have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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