How To Install dpkg-source-gitarchive on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-source-gitarchive on Kali Linux. dpkg-source-gitarchive is dpkg source format for git repositories

Introduction

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

What is dpkg-source-gitarchive

dpkg-source-gitarchive is:

Defines an additional dpkg source format for use with plain git repositories.

Install this package if you want to use the external “3.0 (gitarchive)” source format.

There are three methods to install dpkg-source-gitarchive 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-source-gitarchive 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-source-gitarchive using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dpkg-source-gitarchive

Install dpkg-source-gitarchive Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dpkg-source-gitarchive

Install dpkg-source-gitarchive 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-source-gitarchive using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpkg-source-gitarchive

How To Uninstall dpkg-source-gitarchive on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dpkg-source-gitarchive

Uninstall dpkg-source-gitarchive And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpkg-source-gitarchive

Remove dpkg-source-gitarchive Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dpkg-source-gitarchive

Remove dpkg-source-gitarchive configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpkg-source-gitarchive

Dependencies

dpkg-source-gitarchive have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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