How To Install git-merge-changelog on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is git-merge-changelog

git-merge-changelog is:

ChangeLog files always foul up most version control systems in their default configuration.

git-merge-changelog is a tool from gnulib designed to help with this for the case of GNU-style ChangeLogs; it can be used with at least git, bzr, and hg.

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-merge-changelog

Install git-merge-changelog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-merge-changelog

Install git-merge-changelog 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-merge-changelog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-merge-changelog

How To Uninstall git-merge-changelog on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove git-merge-changelog

Uninstall git-merge-changelog And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-merge-changelog

Remove git-merge-changelog Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge git-merge-changelog

Remove git-merge-changelog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-merge-changelog

Dependencies

git-merge-changelog have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• git-merge-changelog website

Summary

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