How To Install xbuilder on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xbuilder

xbuilder is:

This package contains scripts to run a batch-job of cross-builds, using various methods, on a list of source packages. It also has a simple cross-bootstraping helper (using build-profiles), and scripts for generating html tables summarising the results of a build run, and generating the packagelists to build.

It is not a proper buildd, or smart in any way, just really a collection of scripts wrtten for a particular task. Nevertheless they remain useful for this particular job.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xbuilder

Install xbuilder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xbuilder

Install xbuilder 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 xbuilder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xbuilder

How To Uninstall xbuilder on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xbuilder

Uninstall xbuilder And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbuilder

Remove xbuilder Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xbuilder

Remove xbuilder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbuilder

Dependencies

xbuilder have the following dependencies:

• sbuild
• dctrl-tools

References

• xbuilder website

Summary

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