Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shapetools on Kali Linux.
What is shapetools
shapetools is:
ShapeTools is a collection of programs to support software
configuration management in an UNIX environment. It consists of a set
of version and attribute control commands, and a configuration
interpreter and build tool (“shape”). The toolkit is integrated on top
of the Attributed File System (AtFS).
ShapeTools is designed to live meaningfully together
with any other UNIX tool operating on regular files. This distribution
also contains a prototype for a comprehensive change control and
release management system designed to manage the evolution of system
releases in multi programmer software development efforts.
There are three methods to install shapetools 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 shapetools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install shapetools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shapetoolsInstall shapetools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shapetools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shapetoolsInstall shapetools 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 shapetools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shapetools
How To Uninstall shapetools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the shapetools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shapetools
Uninstall shapetools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shapetools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shapetools
Remove shapetools Configurations and Data
To remove shapetools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shapetools
Remove shapetools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shapetools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shapetools
Dependencies
shapetools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shapetools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
