How To Install cgpt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cgpt on Kali Linux. cgpt is GPT manipulation tool with support for Chromium OS extensions

Introduction

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

What is cgpt

cgpt is:

Cgpt is a tool to manipulate GUID Partition Table from command line. It also supports Chromium OS extensions enabling you to change priority for kernel partitions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cgpt

Install cgpt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cgpt

Install cgpt 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 cgpt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cgpt

How To Uninstall cgpt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cgpt

Uninstall cgpt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cgpt

Remove cgpt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cgpt

Remove cgpt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cgpt

Dependencies

cgpt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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