How To Install snap-confine on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snap-confine on Kali Linux.

What is snap-confine

snap-confine is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install snap-confine 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 snap-confine Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install snap-confine

Install snap-confine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install snap-confine

Install snap-confine 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 snap-confine using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snap-confine

How To Uninstall snap-confine on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the snap-confine package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove snap-confine

Uninstall snap-confine And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snap-confine

Remove snap-confine Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge snap-confine

Remove snap-confine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snap-confine

Dependencies

snap-confine have the following dependencies:

• snapd

References

• snap-confine website

Summary

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