How To Install bvi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bvi on Kali Linux. bvi is binary file editor

Introduction

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

What is bvi

bvi is:

The bvi is a display-oriented editor for binary files, based on the vi text editor. If you are familiar with vi, just start the editor and begin to edit! If you never heard about vi, maybe bvi is not the best choice for you.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bvi

Install bvi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bvi

Install bvi 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 bvi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bvi

How To Uninstall bvi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bvi

Uninstall bvi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bvi

Remove bvi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bvi

Remove bvi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bvi

Dependencies

bvi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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