How To Install foma on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is foma

foma is:

Compiler, programming language, and C library for constructing finite-state automata and transducers for various uses.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install foma

Install foma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install foma

Install foma 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 foma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install foma

How To Uninstall foma on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove foma

Uninstall foma And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove foma

Remove foma Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge foma

Remove foma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge foma

Dependencies

foma have the following dependencies:

• libfoma0

References

• foma website

Summary

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