How To Install initscripts on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is initscripts

initscripts is:

The scripts in this package initialize a standard Debian system at boot time and shut it down at halt or reboot time.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install initscripts

Install initscripts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install initscripts

Install initscripts 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 initscripts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install initscripts

How To Uninstall initscripts on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove initscripts

Uninstall initscripts And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove initscripts

Remove initscripts Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge initscripts

Remove initscripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge initscripts

Dependencies

initscripts have the following dependencies:

• lsb-base
• sysv-rc

References

• initscripts website

Summary

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