How To Install gedit-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-dev on Kali Linux.
What is gedit-dev
gedit-dev is:
gedit is a text editor which supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text editors. gedit is a graphical application which supports editing multiple text files in one window (known sometimes as tabs or MDI).
gedit fully supports international text through its use of the Unicode UTF-8 encoding in edited files. Its core feature set includes syntax highlighting of source code, auto indentation and printing and print preview support.
gedit is also extensible through its plugin system, which currently includes support for spell checking, comparing files, viewing CVS ChangeLogs, and adjusting indentation levels.
This package is required to build plugins for gedit.
There are three methods to install gedit-dev 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 gedit-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gedit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gedit-devInstall gedit-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gedit-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gedit-devInstall gedit-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gedit-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gedit-devHow To Uninstall gedit-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gedit-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gedit-devUninstall gedit-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gedit-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gedit-devRemove gedit-dev Configurations and Data
To remove gedit-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gedit-devRemove gedit-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gedit-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gedit-devDependencies
gedit-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gedit-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
