How To Install cdebconf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdebconf on Kali Linux. cdebconf is Debian Configuration Management System (C-implementation)

Introduction

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

What is cdebconf

cdebconf is:

Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages. It is used by some packages to prompt you for information before they are installed. This is a reimplementation of the original debconf version in C.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cdebconf

Install cdebconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cdebconf

Install cdebconf 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 cdebconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cdebconf

How To Uninstall cdebconf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cdebconf

Uninstall cdebconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdebconf

Remove cdebconf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cdebconf

Remove cdebconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdebconf

Dependencies

cdebconf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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