How To Install live-task-extra on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install live-task-extra on Kali Linux.

What is live-task-extra

live-task-extra is:

This metapackage installs extra packages and documentation to help support Debian live environments.

There are three methods to install live-task-extra 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 live-task-extra Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install live-task-extra

Install live-task-extra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install live-task-extra using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install live-task-extra

Install live-task-extra 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 live-task-extra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install live-task-extra

How To Uninstall live-task-extra on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the live-task-extra package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove live-task-extra

Uninstall live-task-extra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove live-task-extra

Remove live-task-extra Configurations and Data

To remove live-task-extra configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge live-task-extra

Remove live-task-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove live-task-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge live-task-extra

Dependencies

live-task-extra have the following dependencies:

References

• live-task-extra website

Summary

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