How To Install dose-distcheck on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dose-distcheck on Kali Linux. dose-distcheck is Checks whether dependencies of packages can be satisfied

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dose-distcheck on Kali Linux.

What is dose-distcheck

dose-distcheck is:

This software checks for every package of a distribution whether it is possible to satisfy its dependencies and conflicts within this distribution. It comes in several versions:

  • dose-debcheck for Debian packages
  • dose-rpmcheck for rpm packages
  • dose-eclipsecheck for OSGi plugins

There are three methods to install dose-distcheck 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 dose-distcheck Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dose-distcheck

Install dose-distcheck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dose-distcheck

Install dose-distcheck 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 dose-distcheck using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dose-distcheck

How To Uninstall dose-distcheck on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dose-distcheck package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dose-distcheck

Uninstall dose-distcheck And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dose-distcheck

Remove dose-distcheck Configurations and Data

To remove dose-distcheck configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dose-distcheck

Remove dose-distcheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dose-distcheck

Dependencies

dose-distcheck have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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