How To Install linux-source on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is linux-source

linux-source is:

This package depends on packages containing the sources of the latest Linux kernel.

There are three methods to install linux-source 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-source 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-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install linux-source

Install linux-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install linux-source

Install linux-source 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-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install linux-source

How To Uninstall linux-source on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove linux-source

Uninstall linux-source And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-source

Remove linux-source Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge linux-source

Remove linux-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-source

Dependencies

linux-source have the following dependencies:

• linux-source-5.10

References

• linux-source website

Summary

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