How To Install simple-cdd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-cdd on Kali Linux.
What is simple-cdd
simple-cdd is:
Simple-CDD is a limited though relatively easy tool to create a customized debian-installer CD.
It includes simple mechanisms to create “profiles” that define common system configurations, which can be selected during system installation. Simple-CDD also makes it easy to build CDs with language and country settings pre-configured.
This can be used to create a crude “Custom Debian Distribution” using packages from Debian, with pre-configuration of packages that use debconf. Custom configuration scripts can be specified to handle packages that don’t support debconf pre-configuration.
Testing CD images with qemu is also made simple with a provided script.
There are three methods to install simple-cdd 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 simple-cdd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install simple-cdd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simple-cddInstall simple-cdd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install simple-cdd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simple-cddInstall simple-cdd 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 simple-cdd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simple-cddHow To Uninstall simple-cdd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the simple-cdd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simple-cddUninstall simple-cdd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simple-cdd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-cddRemove simple-cdd Configurations and Data
To remove simple-cdd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simple-cddRemove simple-cdd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simple-cdd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-cddDependencies
simple-cdd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-cdd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.