How To Install module-assistant on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install module-assistant on Kali Linux.

What is module-assistant

module-assistant is:

The module-assistant tool (also known as m-a) helps users and maintainers with managing external Linux kernel modules packaged for Debian. It can do:

• automated preparation of build environment for module compilation (e.g. automatic detection and installation of required kernel source/headers);
• automated module source downloads;
• configuration and tracking of external and locally built modules packages;
• semi-automated multiple builds for multiple kernel versions;

It also contains some infrastructure to be used by the build-scripts in the accompanying modules-source packages in Debian.

There are three methods to install module-assistant 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 module-assistant Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install module-assistant

Install module-assistant Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install module-assistant

Install module-assistant 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 module-assistant using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install module-assistant

How To Uninstall module-assistant on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the module-assistant package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove module-assistant

Uninstall module-assistant And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove module-assistant

Remove module-assistant Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge module-assistant

Remove module-assistant configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge module-assistant

Dependencies

module-assistant have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• module-assistant website

Summary

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