How To Install debootstick on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install debootstick on Kali Linux. debootstick is Turn a chroot environment into a bootable image

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debootstick on Kali Linux.

What is debootstick

debootstick is:

debootstick is used to generate a bootable image from a Debian or Ubuntu chroot environment (such as one generated with debootstrap, docker export, etc.). This image should then be copied to a USB stick or disk and used to boot any amd64 machine (BIOS- or UEFI-based). debootstick can also generate an SD card image for a raspberry pi board. The embedded system is ready to be started live (no installation procedure needed), and is fully upgradeable (kernel and bootloader included).

There are three methods to install debootstick 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 debootstick Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debootstick

Install debootstick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install debootstick using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install debootstick

Install debootstick 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 debootstick using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debootstick

How To Uninstall debootstick on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the debootstick package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove debootstick

Uninstall debootstick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debootstick

Remove debootstick Configurations and Data

To remove debootstick configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge debootstick

Remove debootstick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debootstick

Dependencies

debootstick have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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