How To Install madison-lite on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install madison-lite on Kali Linux.

What is madison-lite

madison-lite is:

This program inspects a local Debian package archive and displays the versions of the given packages found in each suite (for example, stable, testing, or unstable) in a brief but easily human-readable form. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for the madison utility from the da-katie archive management suite that runs on the central Debian archive systems, but one which can run without access to the archive’s SQL database.

For simple queries, you can use http://packages.debian.org/ instead, which does not require you to have access to a system with a local mirror.

There are three methods to install madison-lite 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 madison-lite Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install madison-lite

Install madison-lite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install madison-lite

Install madison-lite 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 madison-lite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install madison-lite

How To Uninstall madison-lite on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the madison-lite package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove madison-lite

Uninstall madison-lite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove madison-lite

Remove madison-lite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge madison-lite

Remove madison-lite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge madison-lite

Dependencies

madison-lite have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• madison-lite website

Summary

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