How To Install packagesearch on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install packagesearch on Kali Linux.
What is packagesearch
packagesearch is:
This tool is aimed to help you search the packages you need. It should make the task of searching a pleasant experience.
Search can be done by
- pattern
- tags (based on the debtags system)
- files
- installed status
- orphaned packages Additionally a lot of information about the packages is displayed, including screenshots and the files within a package.
It is possible to install or remove packages.
There are three methods to install packagesearch 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 packagesearch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install packagesearch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install packagesearchInstall packagesearch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install packagesearch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install packagesearchInstall packagesearch 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 packagesearch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install packagesearchHow To Uninstall packagesearch on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the packagesearch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove packagesearchUninstall packagesearch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall packagesearch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove packagesearchRemove packagesearch Configurations and Data
To remove packagesearch configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge packagesearchRemove packagesearch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove packagesearch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge packagesearchDependencies
packagesearch have the following dependencies:
- apt
- debtags
- apt-xapian-index
- xterm
- libapt-pkg6.0
- libc6
- libept1.6.0
- libgcc-s1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
- libxapian30
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install packagesearch package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
