How To Install gdebi on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gdebi

gdebi is:

gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages.

The package is also scanned via lintian before the install and its possible to inspect the control and data members of the packages.

This package contains the graphical user interface.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gdebi

Install gdebi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gdebi

Install gdebi 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 gdebi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gdebi

How To Uninstall gdebi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gdebi

Uninstall gdebi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdebi

Remove gdebi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gdebi

Remove gdebi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdebi

Dependencies

gdebi have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• gdebi website

Summary

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