How To Install local-apt-repository on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install local-apt-repository on Kali Linux. local-apt-repository is Ready to use local apt repository

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install local-apt-repository on Kali Linux.

What is local-apt-repository

local-apt-repository is:

With this package installed, every Debian package (i.e. a *.deb file) dropped into /srv/local-apt-repository (which you need to create first) will be available to apt.

This package does not provide an apt repository to be used by other hosts. For that, look at more serious repository solutions like reprepro and apt-ftparchive.

There are three methods to install local-apt-repository 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 local-apt-repository Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install local-apt-repository

Install local-apt-repository Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install local-apt-repository

Install local-apt-repository 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 local-apt-repository using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install local-apt-repository

How To Uninstall local-apt-repository on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the local-apt-repository package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove local-apt-repository

Uninstall local-apt-repository And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove local-apt-repository

Remove local-apt-repository Configurations and Data

To remove local-apt-repository configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge local-apt-repository

Remove local-apt-repository configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove local-apt-repository configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge local-apt-repository

Dependencies

local-apt-repository have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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