How To Install cvsdelta on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cvsdelta

cvsdelta is:

cvsdelta summarizes the difference between a CVS project and its local version. It detects files that have been added and removed, and of existing files it counts the number of lines that have been added, deleted, and changed. It filters project changes by using .cvsignore files, both system-wide and locally.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cvsdelta

Install cvsdelta Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cvsdelta

Install cvsdelta 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 cvsdelta using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cvsdelta

How To Uninstall cvsdelta on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cvsdelta

Uninstall cvsdelta And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cvsdelta

Remove cvsdelta Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cvsdelta

Remove cvsdelta configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cvsdelta

Dependencies

cvsdelta have the following dependencies:

References

• cvsdelta website

Summary

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