How To Install git-big-picture on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-big-picture on Kali Linux.
What is git-big-picture
git-big-picture is:
git-big-picture is a visualization tool for Git repositories. You can think of it as a filter that removes uninteresting commits from a DAG modelling a Git repository and thereby exposes the big picture: for example the hierarchy of tags and branches. git-big-picture supports convenience output options and can filter different classes of commits. It uses the Graphviz utility to render images that are pleasing to the eye.
There are three methods to install git-big-picture 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 git-big-picture Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git-big-picture using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-big-pictureInstall git-big-picture Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git-big-picture using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-big-pictureInstall git-big-picture 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 git-big-picture using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-big-pictureHow To Uninstall git-big-picture on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the git-big-picture package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-big-pictureUninstall git-big-picture And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-big-picture and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-big-pictureRemove git-big-picture Configurations and Data
To remove git-big-picture configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-big-pictureRemove git-big-picture configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-big-picture configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-big-pictureDependencies
git-big-picture have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-big-picture package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
