How To Install ddate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddate on Kali Linux. ddate is convert Gregorian dates to Discordian dates

Introduction

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

What is ddate

ddate is:

Displays the Discordian date of a given date. The Discordian calendar was made popular by the “Illuminatus!” trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ddate

Install ddate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ddate

Install ddate 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 ddate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ddate

How To Uninstall ddate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ddate

Uninstall ddate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddate

Remove ddate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ddate

Remove ddate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddate

Dependencies

ddate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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