How To Install geany-plugin-scope on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-scope on Kali Linux.
What is geany-plugin-scope
geany-plugin-scope is:
Scope is a graphical GDB front-end with the normal functions you would expect (stepping, breakpoints, etc.), and a few notable features:
- The comminication between Scope and gdb is asynchronous.
- You can enter any gdb command, at any time.
- All gdb I/O (along with some other messages) is displayed in a terminal-like “Debug Console”. Whenever you find the GUI lacking, simply switch to that console and work directly with gdb.
- 7-bit/Locale/UTF-8 support for values.
Geany is a small and lightweight integrated development environment using the GTK+ toolkit.
There are three methods to install geany-plugin-scope 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-scope 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-scope using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geany-plugin-scopeInstall geany-plugin-scope Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-scope using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-scopeInstall geany-plugin-scope 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-scope using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-scopeHow To Uninstall geany-plugin-scope on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the geany-plugin-scope package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-scopeUninstall geany-plugin-scope And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geany-plugin-scope and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove geany-plugin-scopeRemove geany-plugin-scope Configurations and Data
To remove geany-plugin-scope configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geany-plugin-scopeRemove geany-plugin-scope configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geany-plugin-scope configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geany-plugin-scopeDependencies
geany-plugin-scope have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-scope package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
