How To Install debmirror on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debmirror on Kali Linux.
What is debmirror
This program downloads and maintains a partial local Debian mirror. It can mirror any combination of architectures, distributions and sections. Files are transferred by ftp, http, hftp or rsync, and package pools are fully supported. It also does locking and updates trace files.
There are three ways to install debmirror 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 debmirror Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debmirror using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debmirror
Install debmirror Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debmirror using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debmirror
Install debmirror 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 debmirror using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debmirror
How To Uninstall debmirror on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the debmirror package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debmirror
Uninstall debmirror And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debmirror and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debmirror
Remove debmirror Configurations and Data
To remove debmirror configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debmirror
Remove debmirror configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debmirror configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debmirror
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debmirror using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.