How To Install git2cl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git2cl on Kali Linux.

What is git2cl

git2cl is:

git2cl is used to automatically generate GNU ChangeLogs from git logs.

GNU ChangeLog format specification is available from: http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Change-Logs.html

There are three methods to install git2cl 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 git2cl Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install git2cl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install git2cl

Install git2cl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install git2cl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install git2cl

Install git2cl 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 git2cl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git2cl

How To Uninstall git2cl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the git2cl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git2cl

Uninstall git2cl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall git2cl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git2cl

Remove git2cl Configurations and Data

To remove git2cl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git2cl

Remove git2cl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove git2cl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git2cl

Dependencies

git2cl have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• git2cl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install git2cl package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.