How To Install mozilla-devscripts on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-devscripts on Kali Linux.
What is mozilla-devscripts
mozilla-devscripts is:
This package contains mozilla-devscripts, a collection of scripts based on Makefile inheritance meant for packaging Firefox’s and Icedove’s extensions. These tools will help maintainers to build link and install all XUL extensions properly following the policies outlined by the Debian Mozilla Extension Maintainers team.
There are three methods to install mozilla-devscripts 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 mozilla-devscripts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mozilla-devscripts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mozilla-devscriptsInstall mozilla-devscripts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mozilla-devscripts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mozilla-devscriptsInstall mozilla-devscripts 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mozilla-devscripts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mozilla-devscriptsHow To Uninstall mozilla-devscripts on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mozilla-devscripts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mozilla-devscriptsUninstall mozilla-devscripts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mozilla-devscripts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mozilla-devscriptsRemove mozilla-devscripts Configurations and Data
To remove mozilla-devscripts configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mozilla-devscriptsRemove mozilla-devscripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mozilla-devscripts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mozilla-devscriptsDependencies
mozilla-devscripts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-devscripts package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
