How to Install and Uninstall debhelper Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "debhelper" package

This tutorial shows how to install debhelper on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                debhelper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "debhelper" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall debhelper on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                debhelper
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the debhelper package on Kali Linux

Package: debhelper
Version: 13.14.1
Installed-Size: 1404
Maintainer: Debhelper Maintainers
Architecture: all
Provides: debhelper-compat (= 9), debhelper-compat (= 10), debhelper-compat (= 11), debhelper-compat (= 12), debhelper-compat (= 13), dh-sequence-dwz, dh-sequence-elf-tools, dh-sequence-installinitramfs, dh-sequence-installsysusers, dh-sequence-movetousr, dh-sequence-single-binary, dh-sequence-systemd
Depends: autotools-dev, dh-autoreconf (>= 17~), dh-strip-nondeterminism (>= 0.028~), dpkg (>= 1.18.0~), dpkg-dev (>= 1.18.2~), dwz (>= 0.12.20190711), file (>= 3.23), libdebhelper-perl (= 13.14.1), libdpkg-perl (>= 1.17.14), man-db, po-debconf, perl:any
Suggests: dh-make
Breaks: cmake (<< 3.9~), dh-debputy (<< 0.1.18~), meson (<< 0.40.0~)
Size: 890116
SHA256: e5c691a30d20463604aaf5a99eb235ef220e15172b1f547543fc5bcb01324bdc
SHA1: eafb9543476d4d4ed1bb5799a42707930d42e788
MD5sum: 996624e5f85bf9e75d2185cb38ceb65e
Description: helper programs for debian/rules
A collection of programs that can be used in a debian/rules file to
automate common tasks related to building Debian packages. Programs
are included to install various files into your package, compress
files, fix file permissions, integrate your package with the Debian
menu system, debconf, doc-base, etc. Most Debian packages use debhelper
as part of their build process.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: devel::buildtools, devel::debian, devel::packaging,
implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::debian, works-with::software:source
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/debhelper/debhelper_13.14.1_all.deb