How To Install dh-elpa-helper on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-elpa-helper on Kali Linux.

What is dh-elpa-helper

dh-elpa-helper is:

This package provides the helper scripts needed by packages built with dh-elpa (>= 2.0). This allows dh-elpa using binary packages to receive bug fixes without rebuilding.

There are three methods to install dh-elpa-helper 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 dh-elpa-helper Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dh-elpa-helper

Install dh-elpa-helper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dh-elpa-helper using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dh-elpa-helper

Install dh-elpa-helper 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 dh-elpa-helper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dh-elpa-helper

How To Uninstall dh-elpa-helper on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dh-elpa-helper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dh-elpa-helper

Uninstall dh-elpa-helper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-elpa-helper

Remove dh-elpa-helper Configurations and Data

To remove dh-elpa-helper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dh-elpa-helper

Remove dh-elpa-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dh-elpa-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-elpa-helper

Dependencies

dh-elpa-helper have the following dependencies:

References

• dh-elpa-helper website

Summary

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