How To Install whalebuilder on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is whalebuilder

whalebuilder is:

Whalebuilder is a tool for building Debian packages in a minimal environment. It is inspired by pbuilder, but uses Docker to manage the build environment.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install whalebuilder

Install whalebuilder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install whalebuilder

Install whalebuilder 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 whalebuilder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install whalebuilder

How To Uninstall whalebuilder on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove whalebuilder

Uninstall whalebuilder And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove whalebuilder

Remove whalebuilder Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge whalebuilder

Remove whalebuilder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge whalebuilder

Dependencies

whalebuilder have the following dependencies:

• ruby
• ruby-gpgme
• ruby-debian
• docker.io

References

• whalebuilder website

Summary

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