How To Install giggle on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install giggle on Kali Linux. giggle is GTK+ frontend for the git directory tracker

Introduction

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

What is giggle

giggle is:

Giggle is a GTK+ frontend to the git directory tracker. With Giggle you will be able to visualize and browse easily the revision tree, view changed files and differences between revisions, visualize summarized info for the project, commit changes and other useful tasks for any git projects contributor.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install giggle

Install giggle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install giggle

Install giggle 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 giggle using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install giggle

How To Uninstall giggle on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove giggle

Uninstall giggle And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove giggle

Remove giggle Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge giggle

Remove giggle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge giggle

Dependencies

giggle have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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