How To Install kali-debtags on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-debtags on Kali Linux.

What is kali-debtags

kali-debtags is:

Kali adds its own “pentest” facet to debtags. That way it’s easy to find the various software available in Kali.

This package contains a static collection of tags and is thus regularly updated.

There are three methods to install kali-debtags 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 kali-debtags Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kali-debtags

Install kali-debtags Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kali-debtags

Install kali-debtags 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 kali-debtags using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kali-debtags

How To Uninstall kali-debtags on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kali-debtags package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kali-debtags

Uninstall kali-debtags And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-debtags

Remove kali-debtags Configurations and Data

To remove kali-debtags configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kali-debtags

Remove kali-debtags configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-debtags

Dependencies

kali-debtags have the following dependencies:

• debtags

References

• kali-debtags website

Summary

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