Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-utils on Kali Linux.
What is apt-utils
apt-utils is:
This package contains some less used commandline utilities related
to package management with APT.
- apt-extracttemplates is used by debconf to prompt for configuration
questions before installation. - apt-ftparchive is used to create Packages and other index files
needed to publish an archive of Debian packages - apt-sortpkgs is a Packages/Sources file normalizer.
There are three methods to install apt-utils 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-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-utilsInstall apt-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-utilsInstall apt-utils 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-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-utilsHow To Uninstall apt-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apt-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-utilsUninstall apt-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-utilsRemove apt-utils Configurations and Data
To remove apt-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-utilsRemove apt-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-utilsDependencies
apt-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
