How To Install configure-debian on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install configure-debian on Kali Linux. configure-debian is central configuration program for packages using debconf

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install configure-debian on Kali Linux.

What is configure-debian

configure-debian is:

configure-debian is a program which presents a list of packages which use Debconf, Debian’s configuration management system.

Debconf provides first-time installation wizards that run when a package is installed. You may reconfigure these packages at a later time, if you wish, and configure-debian makes that very easy.

configure-debian splits the package lists into the subsections which make up the Debian archive, such as x11, base, gnome, or kde.

There are three methods to install configure-debian 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 configure-debian Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install configure-debian

Install configure-debian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install configure-debian

Install configure-debian 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 configure-debian using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install configure-debian

How To Uninstall configure-debian on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the configure-debian package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove configure-debian

Uninstall configure-debian And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove configure-debian

Remove configure-debian Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge configure-debian

Remove configure-debian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge configure-debian

Dependencies

configure-debian have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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