How To Install pacman on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pacman

pacman is:

You are Pacman, and you are supposed to eat all the small dots to get to the next level. You are also supposed to keep away from the ghosts, if they take you, you lose one life, unless you have eaten a large dot, then you can, for a limited amount of time, chase and eat the ghosts. There is also bonus available, for a limited amount of time. An X gives just points, but a little pacman gives an extra life.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pacman

Install pacman Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pacman

Install pacman 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 pacman using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pacman

How To Uninstall pacman on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pacman

Uninstall pacman And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pacman

Remove pacman Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pacman

Remove pacman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pacman

Dependencies

pacman have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libstdc++6
• libx11-6

References

• pacman website

Summary

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