How To Install debian-builder on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is debian-builder

debian-builder is:

This is a simple tool which is designed to allow a local administrator to rebuild individual Debian packages from their source code.

With the aid of a few included wrapper scripts this allows automatically rebuilding a package and all its dependencies.

Note: This software is not designed to enhance your installation by producing optimized binaries, however this may be achieved with the aid of companion packages such as ‘pentium-builder’, or ‘athlon-builder’.

The prime purpose of this package is to ease the testing of compiler patches such as the Stack Smashing Protection patch available from IBM.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debian-builder

Install debian-builder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debian-builder

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

sudo aptitude -y install debian-builder

How To Uninstall debian-builder on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove debian-builder

Uninstall debian-builder And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-builder

Remove debian-builder Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge debian-builder

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

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

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

Dependencies

debian-builder have the following dependencies:

• build-essential
• devscripts
• dpkg-dev
• perl

References

• debian-builder website

Summary

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