How To Install germinate on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is germinate

germinate is:

Germinate takes lists of seed packages and expands their dependencies to produce a full list of packages. This can be used for purposes such as managing the list of packages present in a derived distribution’s archive or CD builds.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install germinate

Install germinate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install germinate

Install germinate 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 germinate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install germinate

How To Uninstall germinate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove germinate

Uninstall germinate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove germinate

Remove germinate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge germinate

Remove germinate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge germinate

Dependencies

germinate have the following dependencies:

• python3-germinate
• perl

References

• germinate website

Summary

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