How To Install cwlformat on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cwlformat on Kali Linux. cwlformat is code formatter for Common Workflow Language

Introduction

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

What is cwlformat

cwlformat is:

CWL Format is a specification and a reference implementation for a very opinionated CWL code formatter.

It outputs Common Workflow Language(CWL) in a standardized YAML format. It has no settings or options because you have better things to do with your time. And because CWL Format is always correct.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cwlformat

Install cwlformat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cwlformat

Install cwlformat 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 cwlformat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cwlformat

How To Uninstall cwlformat on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cwlformat

Uninstall cwlformat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cwlformat

Remove cwlformat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cwlformat

Remove cwlformat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cwlformat

Dependencies

cwlformat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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