How To Install crosshurd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install crosshurd on Kali Linux.
What is crosshurd
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 ways 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 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install crosshurd using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.