Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-listchanges on Kali Linux.
What is apt-listchanges
apt-listchanges is:
The tool apt-listchanges can compare a new version of a
package with the one currently installed and show what has been
changed, by extracting the relevant entries from the Debian changelog
and NEWS files.
It can be run on several .deb archives at a time to get a list of all
changes that would be caused by installing or upgrading a group of
packages. When configured as an APT plugin it will do this
automatically during upgrades.
There are three methods to install apt-listchanges 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-listchanges Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-listchanges using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-listchangesInstall apt-listchanges Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-listchanges using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-listchangesInstall apt-listchanges 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-listchanges using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-listchangesHow To Uninstall apt-listchanges on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apt-listchanges package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-listchangesUninstall apt-listchanges And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-listchanges and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-listchangesRemove apt-listchanges Configurations and Data
To remove apt-listchanges configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-listchangesRemove apt-listchanges configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-listchanges configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-listchangesDependencies
apt-listchanges have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-listchanges package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
