How To Install ack on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ack on Kali Linux. ack is grep-like program specifically for large source trees

Introduction

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

What is ack

ack is:

Ack is designed as an alternative for 99% of the uses of grep. ack is intelligent about the files it searches. It knows about certain file types, based on both the extension on the file and, in some cases, the contents of the file.

Ack ignores backup files and files under CVS and .svn directories. It also highlights matches to help you see where the match was. Ack uses perl regular expressions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ack

Install ack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ack

Install ack 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 ack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ack

How To Uninstall ack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ack

Uninstall ack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ack

Remove ack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ack

Remove ack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ack

Dependencies

ack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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