How To Install dpkg-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-dev on Kali Linux.

What is dpkg-dev

dpkg-dev is:

This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source) required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.

Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build; for example, most packages need make and the C compiler gcc.

There are three methods to install dpkg-dev 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 dpkg-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dpkg-dev

Install dpkg-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dpkg-dev

Install dpkg-dev 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 dpkg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpkg-dev

How To Uninstall dpkg-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dpkg-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dpkg-dev

Uninstall dpkg-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpkg-dev

Remove dpkg-dev Configurations and Data

To remove dpkg-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dpkg-dev

Remove dpkg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpkg-dev

Dependencies

dpkg-dev have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• dpkg-dev website

Summary

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