How To Install patch on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install patch on Kali Linux. patch is Apply a diff file to an original

Introduction

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

What is patch

patch is:

Patch will take a patch file containing any of the four forms of difference listing produced by the diff program and apply those differences to an original file, producing a patched version.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install patch

Install patch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install patch

Install patch 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 patch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install patch

How To Uninstall patch on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove patch

Uninstall patch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove patch

Remove patch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge patch

Remove patch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge patch

Dependencies

patch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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