How To Install git-extras on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is git-extras

git-extras is:

This package provides extra git commands to easily solve typical tasks such as managing remote branches, managing feature/refactor/bug workflows and generate some repository stats.

There are three methods to install git-extras 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-extras 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-extras using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install git-extras

Install git-extras Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-extras

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

sudo aptitude -y install git-extras

How To Uninstall git-extras on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove git-extras

Uninstall git-extras And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-extras

Remove git-extras Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge git-extras

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

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

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

Dependencies

git-extras have the following dependencies:

• git

References

• git-extras website

Summary

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