How To Install wordgrinder-ncurses on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-ncurses on Kali Linux. wordgrinder-ncurses is simple word processor for writing first drafts (terminal version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-ncurses on Kali Linux.

What is wordgrinder-ncurses

wordgrinder-ncurses is:

WordGrinder is a simple, Unicode-aware word processor. It supports basic paragraph styles, character styles, just enough screen markup to be useful, and is driven via an easy to use menu interface.

This version runs in a terminal.

There are three methods to install wordgrinder-ncurses 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 wordgrinder-ncurses Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wordgrinder-ncurses

Install wordgrinder-ncurses Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wordgrinder-ncurses

Install wordgrinder-ncurses 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 wordgrinder-ncurses using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wordgrinder-ncurses

How To Uninstall wordgrinder-ncurses on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wordgrinder-ncurses package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wordgrinder-ncurses

Uninstall wordgrinder-ncurses And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wordgrinder-ncurses

Remove wordgrinder-ncurses Configurations and Data

To remove wordgrinder-ncurses configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wordgrinder-ncurses

Remove wordgrinder-ncurses configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wordgrinder-ncurses

Dependencies

wordgrinder-ncurses have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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