Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-tests on Kali Linux.
What is systemd-tests
systemd-tests is:
This package contains the test binaries. Those binaries are primarily used
for autopkgtest and not meant to be installed on regular user systems.
There are three methods to install systemd-tests 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 systemd-tests Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install systemd-tests using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systemd-testsInstall systemd-tests Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-tests using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systemd-testsInstall systemd-tests 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 systemd-tests using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemd-tests
How To Uninstall systemd-tests on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the systemd-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemd-tests
Uninstall systemd-tests And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systemd-tests and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-tests
Remove systemd-tests Configurations and Data
To remove systemd-tests configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-tests
Remove systemd-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systemd-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-tests
Dependencies
systemd-tests have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-tests package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
