How To Install elvis-tiny on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elvis-tiny on Kali Linux.

What is elvis-tiny

elvis-tiny is:

Elvis-tiny is based on a 1991 Minix version of elvis. You should install another vi-editor (such as “vim”, “elvis” or “nvi”) if you want a vi editor that is full featured and has no bugs.

There are three methods to install elvis-tiny 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 elvis-tiny Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install elvis-tiny

Install elvis-tiny Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install elvis-tiny

Install elvis-tiny 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 elvis-tiny using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elvis-tiny

How To Uninstall elvis-tiny on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the elvis-tiny package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elvis-tiny

Uninstall elvis-tiny And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elvis-tiny

Remove elvis-tiny Configurations and Data

To remove elvis-tiny configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elvis-tiny

Remove elvis-tiny configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elvis-tiny

Dependencies

elvis-tiny have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libtinfo6

References

• elvis-tiny website

Summary

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