How To Install fdroidcl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fdroidcl

fdroidcl is:

F-Droid (https://f-droid.org/) desktop client.

While the Android client integrates with the system with regular update checks and notifications, this is a command line client that talks to connected devices via ADB (https://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html). Quickstart Download the index: fdroidcl update

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fdroidcl

Install fdroidcl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fdroidcl

Install fdroidcl 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 fdroidcl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fdroidcl

How To Uninstall fdroidcl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fdroidcl

Uninstall fdroidcl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fdroidcl

Remove fdroidcl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fdroidcl

Remove fdroidcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fdroidcl

Dependencies

fdroidcl have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• adb

References

• fdroidcl website

Summary

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