How To Install crossgrader on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install crossgrader on Kali Linux.
What is crossgrader
crossgrader is:
This package provides a tool to crossgrade (i.e. change the architecture) of a Debian install. It also provides a tool to check if all packages were successfully crossgraded.
The crossgrader automatically handles binaries required by the initramfs, packages marked as automatically installed, and crossgrades to architectures not natively supported on the current CPU.
There are three methods to install crossgrader 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 crossgrader Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install crossgrader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install crossgraderInstall crossgrader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install crossgrader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install crossgraderInstall crossgrader 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install crossgrader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install crossgraderHow To Uninstall crossgrader on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the crossgrader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove crossgraderUninstall crossgrader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall crossgrader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove crossgraderRemove crossgrader Configurations and Data
To remove crossgrader configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge crossgraderRemove crossgrader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove crossgrader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crossgraderDependencies
crossgrader have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install crossgrader package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.