How To Install git-publish on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is git-publish

git-publish is:

git-publish prepares patches consistently and stores them as git tags for future reference.

Features:

• It works with individual patches as well as patch series.
• No constraints are placed on git workflow, both vanilla git commands and custom workflow scripts are compatible with git-publish.
• Email sending and pull requests are fully integrated so that publishing patches can be done in a single command.
• Hook scripts called during patch preparation can be used to add custom format checking or automated test runs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-publish

Install git-publish Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-publish

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

sudo aptitude -y install git-publish

How To Uninstall git-publish on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove git-publish

Uninstall git-publish And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-publish

Remove git-publish Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge git-publish

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

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

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

Dependencies

git-publish have the following dependencies:

• git
• python3

References

• git-publish website

Summary

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