How To Install cdbs on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cdbs

cdbs is:

This package contains the Common Debian Build System, an abstract build system based on Makefile inheritance which is completely extensible and overridable. In other words, CDBS provides a sane set of default rules upon which packages can build; any or all rules may be overridden as needed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cdbs

Install cdbs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cdbs

Install cdbs 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 cdbs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cdbs

How To Uninstall cdbs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cdbs

Uninstall cdbs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdbs

Remove cdbs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cdbs

Remove cdbs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdbs

Dependencies

cdbs have the following dependencies:

References

• cdbs website

Summary

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