How To Install debian-policy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is debian-policy

debian-policy is:

This package contains: - Debian Policy Manual - Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) - Debian Menu sub-policy - Debian Perl sub-policy - Debian configuration management specification - Machine-readable debian/copyright specification - Autopkgtest - automatic as-installed package testing - Authoritative list of virtual package names - Policy checklist for upgrading your packages

There are three methods to install debian-policy 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-policy 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-policy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install debian-policy

Install debian-policy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debian-policy

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

sudo aptitude -y install debian-policy

How To Uninstall debian-policy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove debian-policy

Uninstall debian-policy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-policy

Remove debian-policy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge debian-policy

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

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

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

Dependencies

debian-policy have the following dependencies:

References

• debian-policy website

Summary

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