How To Install bbe on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bbe on Kali Linux. bbe is sed-like editor for binary files

Introduction

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

What is bbe

bbe is:

Editor like sed, but for binary files. bbe performs basic byte operations on blocks of input stream. bbe is a command line tool developed for Unix systems.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bbe

Install bbe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bbe

Install bbe 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 bbe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bbe

How To Uninstall bbe on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bbe

Uninstall bbe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bbe

Remove bbe Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bbe

Remove bbe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bbe

Dependencies

bbe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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