How To Install gitless on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitless on Kali Linux.
What is gitless
gitless is:
Gitless is an experimental version control system built on top of Git. Many people complain that Git is hard to use. The Gitless authors think the problem lies deeper than the user interface, in the concepts underlying Git. Gitless is an experiment to see what happens if a simple veneer is put on an app that changes the underlying concepts. Because Gitless is implemented on top of Git (could be considered what Git pros call a “porcelain” of Git), you can always fall back on Git. And of course your coworkers you share a repo with need never know that you’re not a Git aficionado.
There are three methods to install gitless 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 gitless Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gitless using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gitlessInstall gitless Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gitless using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gitlessInstall gitless 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 gitless using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gitlessHow To Uninstall gitless on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gitless package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gitlessUninstall gitless And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gitless and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitlessRemove gitless Configurations and Data
To remove gitless configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gitlessRemove gitless configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gitless configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitlessDependencies
gitless have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitless package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.