How To Install usrmerge on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is usrmerge

usrmerge is:

This package will automatically convert the system to the merged /usr directory scheme, in which the /{bin,sbin,lib}/ directories are symlinked to their counterparts in /usr/.

There is no automatic method to restore the precedent configuration, so there is no going back once this package has been installed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install usrmerge

Install usrmerge Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install usrmerge

Install usrmerge 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 usrmerge using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usrmerge

How To Uninstall usrmerge on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove usrmerge

Uninstall usrmerge And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usrmerge

Remove usrmerge Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge usrmerge

Remove usrmerge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usrmerge

Dependencies

usrmerge have the following dependencies:

• debconf
• perl

References

• usrmerge website

Summary

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