How To Install debspawn on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install debspawn on Kali Linux. debspawn is Build in nspawn containers

Introduction

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

What is debspawn

debspawn is:

Debspawn is a tool to build Debian packages in an isolated environment, using systemd-nspawn containers. By using containers, Debspawn can isolate builds from the host system much better than traditional chroot-based build environments could.

Debspawn is designed to be both easy to use by humans, as well as easy to integrate into an automated package build workflow.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debspawn

Install debspawn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debspawn

Install debspawn 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 debspawn using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debspawn

How To Uninstall debspawn on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove debspawn

Uninstall debspawn And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debspawn

Remove debspawn Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge debspawn

Remove debspawn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debspawn

Dependencies

debspawn have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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