How To Install git-buildpackage-rpm on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-buildpackage-rpm on Kali Linux.

What is git-buildpackage-rpm

git-buildpackage-rpm is:

This package contains the following tools:

• gbp buildpackage-rpm: build a package out of a git repository, check for local modifications and tag appropriately
• gbp import-srpm: import existing RPM source packages into a git repository
• gbp pq-rpm: manage patches easily

These tools are currently in an experimental state. Branch names and repository layouts might change without lots of prior warning.

There are three methods to install git-buildpackage-rpm 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 git-buildpackage-rpm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-buildpackage-rpm

Install git-buildpackage-rpm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install git-buildpackage-rpm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install git-buildpackage-rpm

Install git-buildpackage-rpm 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 git-buildpackage-rpm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-buildpackage-rpm

How To Uninstall git-buildpackage-rpm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the git-buildpackage-rpm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-buildpackage-rpm

Uninstall git-buildpackage-rpm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-buildpackage-rpm

Remove git-buildpackage-rpm Configurations and Data

To remove git-buildpackage-rpm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-buildpackage-rpm

Remove git-buildpackage-rpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove git-buildpackage-rpm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-buildpackage-rpm

Dependencies

git-buildpackage-rpm have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• git-buildpackage-rpm website

Summary

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