How To Install mmdebstrap on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mmdebstrap on Kali Linux.

What is mmdebstrap

mmdebstrap is:

Downloads, unpacks and installs Debian packages to either directly create a directory which can be chrooted into, or a tarball of it. In contrast to debootstrap it uses apt, supports more than one mirror, automatically uses security and updates mirrors for Debian stable chroots, is 3-6 times faster, produces smaller output by removing unnecessary cruft, is bit-by-bit reproducible if $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH is set, allows unprivileged operation using Linux user namespaces, fakechroot or proot and can setup foreign architecture chroots using qemu-user.

There are three methods to install mmdebstrap 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 mmdebstrap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mmdebstrap

Install mmdebstrap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mmdebstrap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mmdebstrap

Install mmdebstrap 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 mmdebstrap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mmdebstrap

How To Uninstall mmdebstrap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mmdebstrap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mmdebstrap

Uninstall mmdebstrap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mmdebstrap

Remove mmdebstrap Configurations and Data

To remove mmdebstrap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mmdebstrap

Remove mmdebstrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mmdebstrap

Dependencies

mmdebstrap have the following dependencies:

• apt
• python3
• perl

References

• mmdebstrap website

Summary

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