How To Install git-pw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-pw on Kali Linux. git-pw is tool for integrating Git with Patchwork

Introduction

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

What is git-pw

git-pw is:

Patchwork is the web-based patch tracking system, this tool helps to integrate with it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-pw

Install git-pw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-pw

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

sudo aptitude -y install git-pw

How To Uninstall git-pw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove git-pw

Uninstall git-pw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-pw

Remove git-pw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge git-pw

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

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

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

Dependencies

git-pw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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