How To Install codequery on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is codequery

codequery is:

This is a tool to index, then query or search C, C++, Java, Python, Ruby, Go and Javascript source code.

It builds upon the databases of cscope and Exuberant ctags.

The databases of cscope and ctags would be processed by the cqmakedb tool to generate the CodeQuery database file.

The CodeQuery database file can be viewed and queried using the codequery GUI tool.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install codequery

Install codequery Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install codequery

Install codequery 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 codequery using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install codequery

How To Uninstall codequery on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove codequery

Uninstall codequery And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove codequery

Remove codequery Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge codequery

Remove codequery configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codequery

Dependencies

codequery have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• codequery website

Summary

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