Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install runit-systemd on Kali Linux.
What is runit-systemd
runit-systemd is:
This is a transitional empty package to smooth the transition from
runit-systemd to runit-run. See #976187 for details.
There are three methods to install runit-systemd 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 runit-systemd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install runit-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install runit-systemdInstall runit-systemd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install runit-systemd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install runit-systemdInstall runit-systemd 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 runit-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install runit-systemd
How To Uninstall runit-systemd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the runit-systemd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove runit-systemdUninstall runit-systemd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall runit-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove runit-systemdRemove runit-systemd Configurations and Data
To remove runit-systemd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge runit-systemdRemove runit-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove runit-systemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge runit-systemdDependencies
runit-systemd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install runit-systemd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
