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
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
.