How To Install git-review on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-review on Kali Linux.
What is git-review
git-review is:
git-review is a tool that helps submitting git branches to gerrit for review. It is used extensively for the development and maintenance of OpenStack, but it can be used for any project using Gerrit.
There are three methods to install git-review 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-review Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git-review using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-reviewInstall git-review Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install git-review using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-reviewInstall git-review 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-review using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-reviewHow To Uninstall git-review on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the git-review package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-reviewUninstall git-review And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-review and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-reviewRemove git-review Configurations and Data
To remove git-review configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-reviewRemove git-review configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-review configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-reviewDependencies
git-review have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-review package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.