How To Install runit-systemd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is runit-systemd

runit-systemd is:

This is a transitional empty package to smooth the transition from runit-systemd to runit-run. See #976187 for details.

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

sudo apt-get -y install runit-systemd

Install runit-systemd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install runit-systemd

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

sudo aptitude -y install runit-systemd

How To Uninstall runit-systemd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove runit-systemd

Uninstall runit-systemd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove runit-systemd

Remove runit-systemd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge runit-systemd

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

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

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

Dependencies

runit-systemd have the following dependencies:

References

• runit-systemd website

Summary

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