How To Install vrms on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vrms

vrms is:

The vrms program will analyze the set of currently-installed packages on a Debian-based system, and report all of the packages from the non-free and contrib trees which are currently installed.

In some cases, the opinions of Richard M. Stallman and the Debian project have diverged since this program was originally written. In such cases, this program follows the Debian Free Software Guidelines.

Note that vrms is not limited to Debian systems only (which means that it also works with Debian-derived distributions such as Ubuntu). It is also not limited to Linux-based systems.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vrms

Install vrms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vrms

Install vrms 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 vrms using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vrms

How To Uninstall vrms on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vrms

Uninstall vrms And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vrms

Remove vrms Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vrms

Remove vrms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vrms

Dependencies

vrms have the following dependencies:

References

• vrms website

Summary

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