How To Install yum4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum4 on Kali Linux. yum4 is transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum4 on Kali Linux.

What is yum4

yum4 is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install yum4 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 yum4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install yum4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yum4

Install yum4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install yum4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install yum4

Install yum4 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 yum4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yum4

How To Uninstall yum4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yum4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yum4

Uninstall yum4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall yum4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yum4

Remove yum4 Configurations and Data

To remove yum4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yum4

Remove yum4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove yum4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yum4

Dependencies

yum4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yum4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.