How To Install rauc-service on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rauc-service

rauc-service 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 service files.

There are three methods to install rauc-service 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-service 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-service using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install rauc-service

Install rauc-service Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rauc-service

Install rauc-service 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-service using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rauc-service

How To Uninstall rauc-service on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rauc-service

Uninstall rauc-service And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rauc-service

Remove rauc-service Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rauc-service

Remove rauc-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rauc-service

Dependencies

rauc-service have the following dependencies:

• rauc

References

• rauc-service website

Summary

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