How To Install zipmerge on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is zipmerge

zipmerge is:

zipmerge merges a source zip archives into a target zip archive. By default, files in the source zip archives overwrite existing files of the same name in the target zip archive.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zipmerge

Install zipmerge Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zipmerge

Install zipmerge 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 zipmerge using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zipmerge

How To Uninstall zipmerge on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zipmerge

Uninstall zipmerge And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zipmerge

Remove zipmerge Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zipmerge

Remove zipmerge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zipmerge

Dependencies

zipmerge have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libzip4

References

• zipmerge website

Summary

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