How To Install zypper on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is zypper

zypper is:

Zypper is a command line tool for managing software. It can be used to add package repositories, search for packages, install, remove, or update packages, install patches, hardware drivers, verify dependencies, and more. Zypper can be used interactively or non-interactively by user, from scripts, or front-ends.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zypper

Install zypper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zypper

Install zypper 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 zypper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zypper

How To Uninstall zypper on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zypper

Uninstall zypper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zypper

Remove zypper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zypper

Remove zypper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zypper

Dependencies

zypper have the following dependencies:

• libaugeas0
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libreadline8
• libstdc++6
• libxml2
• libzypp1722
• zypper-common

References

• zypper website

Summary

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