How To Install sudo on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sudo on Kali Linux.

What is sudo

sudo is:

Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done.

This version is built with minimal shared library dependencies, use the sudo-ldap package instead if you need LDAP support for sudoers.

There are three methods to install sudo 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 sudo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sudo

Install sudo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sudo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sudo

Install sudo 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 sudo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sudo

How To Uninstall sudo on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sudo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sudo

Uninstall sudo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sudo

Remove sudo Configurations and Data

To remove sudo configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sudo

Remove sudo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sudo

Dependencies

sudo have the following dependencies:

• libaudit1

References

• sudo website

Summary

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