How To Install git on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git on Kali Linux.
What is git
git is:
Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.
Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools. Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.
This package provides the git main components with minimal dependencies. Additional functionality, e.g. a graphical user interface and revision tree visualizer, tools for interoperating with other VCS’s, or a web interface, is provided as separate git* packages.
There are three methods to install git 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gitInstall git Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gitInstall git 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gitHow To Uninstall git on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the git package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gitUninstall git And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitRemove git Configurations and Data
To remove git configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gitRemove git configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitDependencies
git have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.