Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install developers-reference on Kali Linux.
What is developers-reference
developers-reference is:
This package contains the Debian Developer’s Reference, a set of
guidelines and best practices which has been established by and for
the community of Debian developers and maintainers. If you are not
maintaining Debian packages, you probably do not need this package.
Table of Contents:
* 1. Scope of This Document
* 2. Applying to Become a Member
* 3. Debian Developer's Duties
* 4. Resources for Debian Members
* 5. Managing Packages
* 6. Best Packaging Practices
* 7. Beyond Packaging
* 8. Internationalization and Translations
* 1. Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools
This package contains the English version of the Developer’s
Reference. The French, German, Italy, Russian and Japanese translations are
available in developers-reference-fr, developers-reference-de,
developers-reference-it, developers-reference-ru and developers-reference-ja.
There are three methods to install developers-reference 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 developers-reference Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install developers-reference using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install developers-referenceInstall developers-reference Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install developers-reference using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install developers-referenceInstall developers-reference 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 developers-reference using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install developers-reference
How To Uninstall developers-reference on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the developers-reference package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove developers-reference
Uninstall developers-reference And Its Dependencies
To uninstall developers-reference and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove developers-reference
Remove developers-reference Configurations and Data
To remove developers-reference configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge developers-reference
Remove developers-reference configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove developers-reference configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge developers-reference
Dependencies
developers-reference have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install developers-reference package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
