How To Install ddir on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ddir

ddir is:

Display an indented directory tree using ASCII graphical characters to represent the hierarchical structure. The directories to include or exclude can be specified with command line options. Ddir is a Perl implementation of the tree(1) program.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ddir

Install ddir Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ddir

Install ddir 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 ddir using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ddir

How To Uninstall ddir on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ddir

Uninstall ddir And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddir

Remove ddir Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ddir

Remove ddir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddir

Dependencies

ddir have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• ddir website

Summary

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