How To Install debconf-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-utils on Kali Linux.
What is debconf-utils
debconf-utils is:
This package contains some small utilities for debconf developers.
There are three methods to install debconf-utils 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 debconf-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install debconf-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debconf-utilsInstall debconf-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install debconf-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debconf-utilsInstall debconf-utils 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 debconf-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debconf-utilsHow To Uninstall debconf-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the debconf-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debconf-utilsUninstall debconf-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debconf-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debconf-utilsRemove debconf-utils Configurations and Data
To remove debconf-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debconf-utilsRemove debconf-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debconf-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debconf-utilsDependencies
debconf-utils have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
