How To Install debconf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is debconf

debconf is:

Debconf is a configuration management system for debian packages. Packages use Debconf to ask questions when they are installed.

There are three methods to install debconf 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 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debconf

Install debconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debconf

Install debconf 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 debconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debconf

How To Uninstall debconf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove debconf

Uninstall debconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debconf

Remove debconf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge debconf

Remove debconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debconf

Dependencies

debconf have the following dependencies:

• perl-base

References

• debconf website

Summary

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