How To Install dselect on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dselect on Kali Linux. dselect is Debian package management front-end

Introduction

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

What is dselect

dselect is:

dselect is a high-level interface for managing the installation and removal of Debian software packages.

Many users find dselect intimidating and new users may prefer to use apt-based user interfaces.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dselect

Install dselect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dselect

Install dselect 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 dselect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dselect

How To Uninstall dselect on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dselect

Uninstall dselect And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dselect

Remove dselect Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dselect

Remove dselect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dselect

Dependencies

dselect have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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