How To Install dpkg on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dpkg

dpkg is:

This package provides the low-level infrastructure for handling the installation and removal of Debian software packages.

For Debian package development tools, install dpkg-dev.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dpkg

Install dpkg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dpkg

Install dpkg 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 dpkg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpkg

How To Uninstall dpkg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dpkg

Uninstall dpkg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpkg

Remove dpkg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dpkg

Remove dpkg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpkg

Dependencies

dpkg have the following dependencies:

• libbz2-1.0
• libc6
• liblzma5
• libselinux1
• zlib1g
• tar

References

• dpkg website

Summary

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