How To Install cobra on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cobra

cobra is:

Cobra is a Go library providing a simple interface to create powerful modern CLI interfaces similar to git & go tools.

Cobra has an exceptionally clean interface and simple design without needless constructors or initialization methods.

This package contains the Cobra Generator as /usr/bin/cobra, a tool that will generate your application scaffolding to rapidly develop a Cobra-based application.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cobra

Install cobra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cobra

Install cobra 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 cobra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cobra

How To Uninstall cobra on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cobra

Uninstall cobra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cobra

Remove cobra Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cobra

Remove cobra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cobra

Dependencies

cobra have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• cobra website

Summary

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