How To Install ubuntu-dev-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-dev-tools on Kali Linux. ubuntu-dev-tools is useful tools for Ubuntu developers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-dev-tools on Kali Linux.

What is ubuntu-dev-tools

ubuntu-dev-tools is:

This is a collection of useful tools that Ubuntu developers use to make their packaging work a lot easier.

Such tools include:

  • backportpackage - helper to test package backports
  • bitesize - add the ‘bitesize’ tag to a bug and comment that you are willing to help fix it.
  • check-mir - check support status of build/binary dependencies
  • check-symbols - will compare and give you a diff of the exported symbols of all .so files in a binary package.
  • dch-repeat - used to repeat a change log into an older release.
  • grab-merge - grabs a merge from merges.ubuntu.com easily.
  • grep-merges - search for pending merges from Debian.
  • hugdaylist - compile HugDay lists from bug list URLs.
  • import-bug-from-debian - copy a bug from the Debian BTS to Launchpad
  • merge-changelog - manually merges two Debian changelogs with the same base version.
  • mk-sbuild - script to create LVM snapshot chroots via schroot and sbuild.
  • pbuilder-dist, cowbuilder-dist - wrapper script for managing several build chroots (for different Ubuntu and Debian releases) on the same system.
  • pull-debian-debdiff - attempts to find and download a specific version of a Debian package and its immediate parent to generate a debdiff.
  • pull-debian-source - downloads the latest source package available in Debian of a package.
  • pull-lp-source - downloads source package from Launchpad.
  • pull-lp-debs - downloads debs package(s) from Launchpad.
  • pull-lp-ddebs - downloads dbgsym/ddebs package(s) from Launchpad.
  • pull-lp-udebs - downloads udebs package(s) from Launchpad.
  • pull-debian-* - same as pull-lp-* but for Debian packages.
  • pull-uca-* - same as pull-lp-* but for Ubuntu Cloud Archive packages.
  • pull-pkg - common script that provides above pull-* functionality.
  • requestbackport - file a backporting request.
  • requestsync - files a sync request with Debian changelog and rationale.
  • reverse-depends - find the reverse dependencies (or build dependencies) of a package.
  • seeded-in-ubuntu - query if a package is safe to upload during a freeze.
  • setup-packaging-environment - assistant to get an Ubuntu installation ready for packaging work.
  • sponsor-patch - Downloads a patch from a Launchpad bug, patches the source package, and uploads it (to Ubuntu or a PPA)
  • submittodebian - automatically send your changes to Debian as a bug report.
  • syncpackage - helper to prepare .changes file to upload synced packages
  • ubuntu-build - give commands to the Launchpad build daemons from the command line.
  • ubuntu-iso - output information of an Ubuntu ISO image.
  • ubuntu-upload-permission - query / list the upload permissions for a package.
  • update-maintainer - script to update maintainer field in ubuntu packages.

There are three methods to install ubuntu-dev-tools 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 ubuntu-dev-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-dev-tools

Install ubuntu-dev-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubuntu-dev-tools

Install ubuntu-dev-tools 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 ubuntu-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-dev-tools

How To Uninstall ubuntu-dev-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ubuntu-dev-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-dev-tools

Uninstall ubuntu-dev-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-dev-tools

Remove ubuntu-dev-tools Configurations and Data

To remove ubuntu-dev-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-dev-tools

Remove ubuntu-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-dev-tools

Dependencies

ubuntu-dev-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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