How To Install execline on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is execline

execline is:

Execline is a (non-interactive) scripting language, like sh; but its syntax is quite different from a traditional shell syntax. The execlineb program is meant to be used as an interpreter for a text file; the other commands are essentially useful inside an execlineb script.

Execline is as powerful as a shell: it features conditional loops, getopt-style option handling, filename globbing, and more. Meanwhile, its syntax is far more logic and predictable than the shell’s syntax, and has no security issues.

Documentation is provided in execline-doc package.

Binaries are installed in /usr/lib/execline/bin. Use the /usr/bin/execlineb wrapper or add /usr/lib/execline/bin to PATH.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install execline

Install execline Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install execline

Install execline 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 execline using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install execline

How To Uninstall execline on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove execline

Uninstall execline And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove execline

Remove execline Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge execline

Remove execline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge execline

Dependencies

execline have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libexecline2.7
• libskarnet2.10

References

• execline website

Summary

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