How To Install osc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osc on Kali Linux. osc is Open Build Service commander

Introduction

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

What is osc

osc is:

Commandline client for the Open Build Service, which allows one to access repositories in the Open Build Service in similar way as Subversion repositories.

The Open Build Service is service that allows developers to package software for all major Linux distributions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install osc

Install osc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install osc

Install osc 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 osc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osc

How To Uninstall osc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove osc

Uninstall osc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osc

Remove osc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge osc

Remove osc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osc

Dependencies

osc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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