Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-listdifferences on Kali Linux.
What is apt-listdifferences
apt-listdifferences is:
apt-listdifferences will show the differences, or patches, between the
sources for all packages as they get updated. This makes it easy to
review source changes that have been included in new package updates.
There are three methods to install apt-listdifferences 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-listdifferences Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-listdifferences using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-listdifferencesInstall apt-listdifferences Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-listdifferences using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-listdifferencesInstall apt-listdifferences 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-listdifferences using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-listdifferences
How To Uninstall apt-listdifferences on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apt-listdifferences package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-listdifferences
Uninstall apt-listdifferences And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-listdifferences and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-listdifferences
Remove apt-listdifferences Configurations and Data
To remove apt-listdifferences configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-listdifferences
Remove apt-listdifferences configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-listdifferences configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-listdifferences
Dependencies
apt-listdifferences have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-listdifferences package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
