How To Install kernel-wedge on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-wedge on Kali Linux.

What is kernel-wedge

kernel-wedge is:

kernel-wedge splits udeb packages out of a kernel image deb. The udebs are used by the Debian-Installer.

There are three methods to install kernel-wedge 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 kernel-wedge Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kernel-wedge

Install kernel-wedge Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kernel-wedge

Install kernel-wedge 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 kernel-wedge using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kernel-wedge

How To Uninstall kernel-wedge on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kernel-wedge package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kernel-wedge

Uninstall kernel-wedge And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kernel-wedge

Remove kernel-wedge Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kernel-wedge

Remove kernel-wedge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kernel-wedge

Dependencies

kernel-wedge have the following dependencies:

• debhelper
• make

References

• kernel-wedge website

Summary

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