How To Install linux-config-5.10 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-config-5.10 on Kali Linux.

What is linux-config-5.10

linux-config-5.10 is:

This package contains the configuration files used to build the official Debian kernel files, but without references to Debian’s signing certificates.

These can be used as a basis for configuring custom kernels.

There are three methods to install linux-config-5.10 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 linux-config-5.10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-config-5.10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-config-5.10

Install linux-config-5.10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install linux-config-5.10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install linux-config-5.10

Install linux-config-5.10 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 linux-config-5.10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-config-5.10

How To Uninstall linux-config-5.10 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the linux-config-5.10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove linux-config-5.10

Uninstall linux-config-5.10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall linux-config-5.10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-config-5.10

Remove linux-config-5.10 Configurations and Data

To remove linux-config-5.10 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-config-5.10

Remove linux-config-5.10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove linux-config-5.10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-config-5.10

Dependencies

linux-config-5.10 have the following dependencies:

References

• linux-config-5.10 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-config-5.10 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.