How To Install runit-helper on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install runit-helper on Kali Linux.

What is runit-helper

runit-helper is:

runit-helper provides code, which actually perform actions on system users on behalf of dh-runit package. This separation allows packages take advantage of improvement or fixes in ‘dh-runit’ without rebuilding.

This package is implementation detail of ‘dh-runit’. It should never be installed manually. No assumption about its content can be made.

There are three methods to install runit-helper 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 runit-helper Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install runit-helper

Install runit-helper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install runit-helper

Install runit-helper 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 runit-helper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install runit-helper

How To Uninstall runit-helper on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the runit-helper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove runit-helper

Uninstall runit-helper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove runit-helper

Remove runit-helper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge runit-helper

Remove runit-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge runit-helper

Dependencies

runit-helper have the following dependencies:

References

• runit-helper website

Summary

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