How To Install apt-rdepends on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-rdepends on Kali Linux.

What is apt-rdepends

apt-rdepends is:

This utility can recursively list package dependencies, either forwards
or in reverse. It also lists forward build-dependencies. The output
format closely resembles that of apt-cache depends. As well, it can
generate .dot graphs, much like apt-cache in dotty mode.

There are three methods to install apt-rdepends 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-rdepends Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apt-rdepends

Install apt-rdepends Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apt-rdepends

Install apt-rdepends 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 apt-rdepends using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apt-rdepends

How To Uninstall apt-rdepends on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the apt-rdepends package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apt-rdepends

Uninstall apt-rdepends And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-rdepends

Remove apt-rdepends Configurations and Data

To remove apt-rdepends configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apt-rdepends

Remove apt-rdepends configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apt-rdepends configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-rdepends

Dependencies

apt-rdepends have the following dependencies:

• libapt-pkg-perl
• perl

References

• apt-rdepends website

Summary

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