How To Install debian-security-support on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-security-support on Kali Linux.
What is debian-security-support
For some Debian packages, it is not feasible to maintain full security support for all use cases through the full distribution release cycle.
This package provides a program to identify installed packages for which support has had to be limited or prematurely ended, and to alert the administrator.
New versions of this package with updated checklists will be provided via standard and/or extended security support.
There are three ways to install debian-security-support 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-security-support 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-security-support using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-security-support
Install debian-security-support Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-security-support using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-security-support
Install debian-security-support 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 debian-security-support using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-security-support
How To Uninstall debian-security-support on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the debian-security-support package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-security-support
Uninstall debian-security-support And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-security-support and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-security-support
Remove debian-security-support Configurations and Data
To remove debian-security-support configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-security-support
Remove debian-security-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-security-support configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-security-support
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-security-support using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.