How To Install helpdev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is helpdev

helpdev is:

This package provides a tool to help users and developers to get information about the environment to report bugs or even test your system without spending a day on it. It can get information about hardware, OS, paths, Python distribution and packages, including Qt-things.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install helpdev

Install helpdev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install helpdev

Install helpdev 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 helpdev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install helpdev

How To Uninstall helpdev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove helpdev

Uninstall helpdev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove helpdev

Remove helpdev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge helpdev

Remove helpdev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge helpdev

Dependencies

helpdev have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• helpdev website

Summary

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