How To Install geany-plugin-extrasel on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-extrasel on Kali Linux.
What is geany-plugin-extrasel
geany-plugin-extrasel is:
The Extra Selection plugin adds the following functions to Geany:-
- Go to matching brace and select (select to matching brace)
- Go to line and select (select to line)
- Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left/Right/Home/End key - same as Ctrl+Shift, but for rectangular selection.
- Column mode - while active, all (Ctrl)-Shift-Arrow keys do rectangle selection instead of stream.
Geany is a small and lightweight integrated development environment using the Gtk+ toolkit.
There are three methods to install geany-plugin-extrasel 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 geany-plugin-extrasel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-extrasel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geany-plugin-extraselInstall geany-plugin-extrasel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-extrasel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-extraselInstall geany-plugin-extrasel 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 geany-plugin-extrasel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-extraselHow To Uninstall geany-plugin-extrasel on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the geany-plugin-extrasel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-extraselUninstall geany-plugin-extrasel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geany-plugin-extrasel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove geany-plugin-extraselRemove geany-plugin-extrasel Configurations and Data
To remove geany-plugin-extrasel configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geany-plugin-extraselRemove geany-plugin-extrasel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geany-plugin-extrasel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geany-plugin-extraselDependencies
geany-plugin-extrasel have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-extrasel package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
