How To Install debugedit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install debugedit on Kali Linux. debugedit is tool to mangle source locations in .debug files

Introduction

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

What is debugedit

debugedit is:

This tool allows rewriting of source code locations in .debug files to point to /usr/src (or anywhere else). It has been split out of the rpm package to be useful on its own.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debugedit

Install debugedit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debugedit

Install debugedit 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 debugedit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debugedit

How To Uninstall debugedit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove debugedit

Uninstall debugedit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debugedit

Remove debugedit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge debugedit

Remove debugedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debugedit

Dependencies

debugedit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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