How To Install crosshurd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install crosshurd on Kali Linux. crosshurd is Install a Debian system

Introduction

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

What is crosshurd

crosshurd is:

crosshurd uses apt and a bit of black magic to setup a functional Debian system. It supports the following target systems:

  • linux-gnu (GNU/Linux)
  • gnu (GNU/Hurd)
  • kfreebsd-gnu (GNU/kFreeBSD)

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install crosshurd

Install crosshurd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install crosshurd

Install crosshurd 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 crosshurd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install crosshurd

How To Uninstall crosshurd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove crosshurd

Uninstall crosshurd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove crosshurd

Remove crosshurd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge crosshurd

Remove crosshurd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crosshurd

Dependencies

crosshurd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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