How To Install dropbear-run on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dropbear-run on Kali Linux.
What is dropbear-run
dropbear-run is:
This is a transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to install the dropbear package. It can safely be removed once no other package depends on it.
There are three methods to install dropbear-run 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 dropbear-run Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dropbear-run using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dropbear-runInstall dropbear-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dropbear-run using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dropbear-runInstall dropbear-run 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 dropbear-run using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dropbear-runHow To Uninstall dropbear-run on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dropbear-run package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dropbear-runUninstall dropbear-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dropbear-run and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dropbear-runRemove dropbear-run Configurations and Data
To remove dropbear-run configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dropbear-runRemove dropbear-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dropbear-run configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dropbear-runDependencies
dropbear-run have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dropbear-run package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
