How To Install dput-ng-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dput-ng-doc on Kali Linux. dput-ng-doc is next generation Debian package upload tool (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dput-ng-doc on Kali Linux.

What is dput-ng-doc

dput-ng-doc is:

dput-ng is a Debian package upload tool which provides an easy to use interface to Debian (like) package archive hosting facilities. It allows anyone who works with Debian packages to upload their work to a remote service, including Debian’s ftp-master, mentors.debian.net, Launchpad or other package hosting facilities for Debian package maintainers.

This package provides exhaustive user documentation, developer API docu- mentation and command interface documentation.

There are three methods to install dput-ng-doc 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 dput-ng-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dput-ng-doc

Install dput-ng-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dput-ng-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dput-ng-doc

Install dput-ng-doc 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 dput-ng-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dput-ng-doc

How To Uninstall dput-ng-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dput-ng-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dput-ng-doc

Uninstall dput-ng-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dput-ng-doc

Remove dput-ng-doc Configurations and Data

To remove dput-ng-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dput-ng-doc

Remove dput-ng-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dput-ng-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dput-ng-doc

Dependencies

dput-ng-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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