ParrotSecurity 4.2: Download package source code with apt source

This article will describe enabling deb-src and download package source code with apt source.

1 Cannot run apt source by default

The apt source will be failed by default. This is because deb-src is comment out in /etc/apt/sources.list.

$ apt source linux
Reading package lists... Done
E: You must put some 'source' URIs in your sources.list

2 Enable deb-src

Enable deb-src.

#!/bin/sh -e


for f in /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*; do
  grep '^deb ' "${f}" | \
    sed 's/^deb /deb-src /g' | \
    sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb-src.list
done

sudo apt update  -y

The apt source will work.

$ apt source linux
Reading package lists...
NOTICE: 'linux' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control
system at:
<snip>