How To Install apt-xapian-index on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-xapian-index on Kali Linux.
What is apt-xapian-index
apt-xapian-index is:
This package provides update-apt-xapian-index, a tool to maintain a Xapian index of Debian package information in /var/lib/apt-xapian-index, and axi-cache, a command line search tool that uses the index.
axi-cache allows one to search packages very quickly, and it also interfaces with the shell command line completion in a smart way, providing context-sensitive keyword and tag suggestions even before the search command is actually run.
update-apt-xapian-index allows plugins to be installed in /usr/share/apt-xapian-index to index all sorts of extra information, such as Debtags tags, popcon information, package ratings and anything else that would fit.
The index generated by update-apt-xapian-index is self-documenting, as it contains an autogenerated README file with information on the index layout and all the data that can be found in it.
There are three methods to install apt-xapian-index 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 apt-xapian-index Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-xapian-index using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-xapian-indexInstall apt-xapian-index Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-xapian-index using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-xapian-indexInstall apt-xapian-index 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-xapian-index using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-xapian-indexHow To Uninstall apt-xapian-index on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apt-xapian-index package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-xapian-indexUninstall apt-xapian-index And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-xapian-index and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-xapian-indexRemove apt-xapian-index Configurations and Data
To remove apt-xapian-index configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-xapian-indexRemove apt-xapian-index configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-xapian-index configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-xapian-indexDependencies
apt-xapian-index have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-xapian-index package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
