How To Install sbuild-qemu on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sbuild-qemu on Kali Linux.
What is sbuild-qemu
sbuild-qemu is:
These utilities facilitate the use of sbuild together with QEMU images using sbuild’s –chroot-mode=autopkgtest. Currently, amd64 and i386 guest architectures are supported, with more in the works.
The following utilities are provided:
- sbuild-qemu-create Create an image suitable for building packages
- sbuild-qemu-update Run apt-get update within the image
- sbuild-qemu Use sbuild with the image to build a package
There are three methods to install sbuild-qemu 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 sbuild-qemu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sbuild-qemu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sbuild-qemuInstall sbuild-qemu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sbuild-qemu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sbuild-qemuInstall sbuild-qemu 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sbuild-qemu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sbuild-qemuHow To Uninstall sbuild-qemu on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sbuild-qemu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sbuild-qemuUninstall sbuild-qemu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sbuild-qemu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sbuild-qemuRemove sbuild-qemu Configurations and Data
To remove sbuild-qemu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sbuild-qemuRemove sbuild-qemu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sbuild-qemu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sbuild-qemuDependencies
sbuild-qemu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sbuild-qemu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
