How To Install rauc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rauc on Kali Linux. rauc is Robust Auto-Update Controller - binary

Introduction

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

What is rauc

rauc is:

Safe and secure software updates for embedded Linux

RAUC controls the update process on embedded Linux systems. It is both a target application that runs as an update client and a host/target tool that allows you to create, inspect and modify installation artifacts.

This package provides the rauc binary.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rauc

Install rauc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rauc

Install rauc 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 rauc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rauc

How To Uninstall rauc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rauc

Uninstall rauc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rauc

Remove rauc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rauc

Remove rauc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rauc

Dependencies

rauc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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