How To Install geany-plugin-updatechecker on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-updatechecker on Kali Linux. geany-plugin-updatechecker is update checker plugin for Geany

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-plugin-updatechecker on Kali Linux.

What is geany-plugin-updatechecker

geany-plugin-updatechecker is:

This plugin adds an update checker plugin to Geany, allowing users to check whether there is a more recent version of Geany available.

Geany is a small and lightweight integrated development environment using the Gtk+ toolkit.

There are three methods to install geany-plugin-updatechecker 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 geany-plugin-updatechecker Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install geany-plugin-updatechecker

Install geany-plugin-updatechecker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install geany-plugin-updatechecker using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install geany-plugin-updatechecker

Install geany-plugin-updatechecker 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 geany-plugin-updatechecker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geany-plugin-updatechecker

How To Uninstall geany-plugin-updatechecker on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the geany-plugin-updatechecker package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove geany-plugin-updatechecker

Uninstall geany-plugin-updatechecker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geany-plugin-updatechecker

Remove geany-plugin-updatechecker Configurations and Data

To remove geany-plugin-updatechecker configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geany-plugin-updatechecker

Remove geany-plugin-updatechecker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove geany-plugin-updatechecker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geany-plugin-updatechecker

Dependencies

geany-plugin-updatechecker have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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