How To Install debian-reference on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-reference
on Kali Linux.
What is debian-reference
debian-reference is:
This Debian Reference is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian system as a post-installation user’s guide. It covers many aspects of system administration through shell-command examples for non-developers.
This installs all translations when “Recommends:” are installed.
There are three methods to install debian-reference
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-reference 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-reference
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-reference
Install debian-reference Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-reference
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-reference
Install debian-reference 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-reference
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-reference
How To Uninstall debian-reference on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the debian-reference
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-reference
Uninstall debian-reference And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-reference
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-reference
Remove debian-reference Configurations and Data
To remove debian-reference
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-reference
Remove debian-reference configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-reference
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-reference
Dependencies
debian-reference have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-reference
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.