How To Install autoconf2.13 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf2.13 on Kali Linux.

What is autoconf2.13

autoconf2.13 is:

Obsolete compatibility package of Autoconf 2.13. For use only with
antique packages that have never been updated to use Autoconf 2.50+.

There are three methods to install autoconf2.13 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 autoconf2.13 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install autoconf2.13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install autoconf2.13

Install autoconf2.13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install autoconf2.13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install autoconf2.13

Install autoconf2.13 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 autoconf2.13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autoconf2.13

How To Uninstall autoconf2.13 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the autoconf2.13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autoconf2.13

Uninstall autoconf2.13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall autoconf2.13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoconf2.13

Remove autoconf2.13 Configurations and Data

To remove autoconf2.13 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autoconf2.13

Remove autoconf2.13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove autoconf2.13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoconf2.13

Dependencies

autoconf2.13 have the following dependencies:

• m4
• debianutils
• perl
• libfile-temp-perl
• dpkg

References

• autoconf2.13 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf2.13 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.