How To Install exa on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install exa on Kali Linux. exa is Modern replacement for ls

Introduction

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

What is exa

exa is:

exa is an improved file lister with more features and better defaults. It uses colours to distinguish file types and metadata. It knows about symlinks, extended attributes, and Git. And it??s small, fast, and just one single binary.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install exa

Install exa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install exa

Install exa 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 exa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install exa

How To Uninstall exa on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove exa

Uninstall exa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove exa

Remove exa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge exa

Remove exa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exa

Dependencies

exa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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