How To Install debpear on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install debpear on Kali Linux. debpear is automatically builds and installs PEAR package as Debian packages

Introduction

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

What is debpear

debpear is:

With debpear, you can install PEAR packages out of only the name of a PHP PEAR module. Debpear will download, create, and build a Debian package out of the pear package that you selected, and eventually install it in your system.

The goal of debpear isn’t to replace the real work of a Debian maintainer, but rather to allow its users to quickly build and install a PEAR package in a clean, Debian way, when this PEAR package doesn’t exist in Debian yet.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debpear

Install debpear Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debpear

Install debpear 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 debpear using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debpear

How To Uninstall debpear on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove debpear

Uninstall debpear And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debpear

Remove debpear Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge debpear

Remove debpear configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debpear

Dependencies

debpear have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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