How To Install routine-update on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install routine-update on Kali Linux.

What is routine-update

routine-update is:

Will pull new upstream version first and then will perform common cleanups.

It contains several steps all with the intention to

• reduce lintian warnings
• keep all packages in a “modern” packaging shape

There are three methods to install routine-update 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 routine-update Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install routine-update

Install routine-update Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install routine-update

Install routine-update 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 routine-update using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install routine-update

How To Uninstall routine-update on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the routine-update package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove routine-update

Uninstall routine-update And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove routine-update

Remove routine-update Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge routine-update

Remove routine-update configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge routine-update

Dependencies

routine-update have the following dependencies:

• git
• git-buildpackage
• dpkg-dev
• lintian-brush
• fakeroot
• libconfig-model-dpkg-perl
• cme
• devscripts
• pristine-tar
• quilt

References

• routine-update website

Summary

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