How To Install git-cola on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-cola on Kali Linux.

What is git-cola

git-cola is:

Git-cola is a git GUI optimized for working with the git index.

Git-cola can compare arbitrary commits using standard merge tools. With it you can search commit messages, content, authors, paths, data ranges etc. and it makes it easy to interactively edit the index.

There are three methods to install git-cola 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-cola Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-cola

Install git-cola Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-cola

Install git-cola 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 git-cola using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-cola

How To Uninstall git-cola on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the git-cola package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-cola

Uninstall git-cola And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-cola

Remove git-cola Configurations and Data

To remove git-cola configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-cola

Remove git-cola configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-cola

Dependencies

git-cola have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• git-cola website

Summary

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