Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-mirror on Kali Linux.
What is apt-mirror
apt-mirror is:
A small and efficient tool that lets you mirror a part of or
the whole Debian GNU/Linux distribution or any other apt sources.
Main features:
- It uses a config similar to apts <sources.list>
- It’s fully pool comply
- It supports multithreaded downloading
- It supports multiple architectures at the same time
- It can automatically remove unneeded files
- It works well on overloaded channel to internet
- It never produces an inconsistent mirror including while mirroring
- It works on all POSIX compliant systems with perl and wget
There are three methods to install apt-mirror 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 apt-mirror Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-mirror using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-mirrorInstall apt-mirror Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-mirror using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-mirrorInstall apt-mirror 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 apt-mirror using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-mirror
How To Uninstall apt-mirror on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apt-mirror package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-mirror
Uninstall apt-mirror And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-mirror and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-mirror
Remove apt-mirror Configurations and Data
To remove apt-mirror configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-mirror
Remove apt-mirror configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-mirror configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-mirror
Dependencies
apt-mirror have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-mirror package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
