How To Install pseudo on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pseudo on Kali Linux.

What is pseudo

pseudo is:

The pseudo utility offers a way to run commands in a virtualized “root” environment, allowing ordinary users to run commands which give the illusion of creating device nodes, changing file ownership, and otherwise doing things necessary for creating distribution packages or filesystems.

Pseudo has a lot of similarities to fakeroot but is a new implementation that improves on the problems seen using fakeroot. Pseudo is now extensively used by Poky as a replacement to fakeroot but can also be used standalone in many other use cases.

There are three methods to install pseudo 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 pseudo Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pseudo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pseudo

Install pseudo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pseudo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pseudo

Install pseudo 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 pseudo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pseudo

How To Uninstall pseudo on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pseudo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pseudo

Uninstall pseudo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pseudo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pseudo

Remove pseudo Configurations and Data

To remove pseudo configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pseudo

Remove pseudo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pseudo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pseudo

Dependencies

pseudo have the following dependencies:

• libpseudo
• libc6
• libsqlite3-0

References

• pseudo website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pseudo package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.