How to Install and Uninstall debootstrap Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "debootstrap" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install debootstrap on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall debootstrap on Kali Linux:


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

Package: debootstrap
Version: 1.0.134
Installed-Size: 314
Maintainer: Debian Install System Team
Architecture: all
Depends: wget
Recommends: gnupg, mount, debian-archive-keyring, arch-test (>= 0.11~)
Suggests: squid-deb-proxy-client, ubuntu-archive-keyring, binutils, xz-utils, zstd
Size: 47302
SHA256: 0b9de8a3003fef50ff1be50b210d5ee7838bdaded52d221090cd7ad85e49243f
SHA1: a26392a4ae89358bcf11e15ad3bf88eae3550633
MD5sum: 243bd131d0bb8a6defc569c098e3bd11
Description: Bootstrap a basic Debian system
debootstrap is used to create a Debian base system from scratch,
without requiring the availability of dpkg or apt. It does this by
downloading .deb files from a mirror site, and carefully unpacking them
into a directory which can eventually be chrooted into.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::virtualization, devel::debian, implemented-in::python,
implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, protocol::http,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, suite::openstack,
system::cloud, system::virtual, works-with-format::tar,
works-with::archive, works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.134_all.deb