How To Install pkgdiff on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pkgdiff

pkgdiff is:

Package changes analyzer is a tool for visualizing changes in Linux software packages (RPM, DEB, TAR.GZ, etc).

The tool is intended for Linux maintainers who are interested in ensuring compatibility of old and new versions of packages.

The tool generates HTML reports to visualize the changes between two packages.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pkgdiff

Install pkgdiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pkgdiff

Install pkgdiff 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 pkgdiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pkgdiff

How To Uninstall pkgdiff on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pkgdiff

Uninstall pkgdiff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pkgdiff

Remove pkgdiff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pkgdiff

Remove pkgdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pkgdiff

Dependencies

pkgdiff have the following dependencies:

• rpm
• gawk
• wdiff
• perl

References

• pkgdiff website

Summary

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