How To Install b4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install b4 on Kali Linux. b4 is helper utility to work with patches made available via a public-inbox archive

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install b4 on Kali Linux.

What is b4

b4 is:

This is a helper utility to work with patches made available via a public-inbox archive like lore.kernel.org. It is written to make it easier to participate in a patch-based workflows, like those used in the Linux kernel development.

This package installs the application and library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install b4 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 b4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install b4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install b4

Install b4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install b4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install b4

Install b4 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 b4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install b4

How To Uninstall b4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the b4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove b4

Uninstall b4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall b4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove b4

Remove b4 Configurations and Data

To remove b4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge b4

Remove b4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove b4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge b4

Dependencies

b4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install b4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.