How To Install gnome-builder on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-builder on Kali Linux.
What is gnome-builder
gnome-builder is:
Builder is a new IDE for GNOME that is focused on bringing the power of our platform to more developers than ever before.
Builder attempts to be an IDE for writing software for GNOME. It does not try to be a generic IDE, but one specialized for GNOME application developers.
There are three methods to install gnome-builder 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 gnome-builder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-builder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-builderInstall gnome-builder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gnome-builder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-builderInstall gnome-builder 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 gnome-builder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-builderHow To Uninstall gnome-builder on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gnome-builder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-builderUninstall gnome-builder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-builder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-builderRemove gnome-builder Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-builder configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-builderRemove gnome-builder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-builder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-builderDependencies
gnome-builder have the following dependencies:
- exuberant-ctags
- gir1.2-ggit-1.0
- gir1.2-glib-2.0
- gir1.2-gtk-3.0
- gir1.2-gtksource-4
- gir1.2-jsonrpc-1.0
- gir1.2-peas-1.0
- gir1.2-webkit2-4.0
- python3-gi
- libvala-dev
- clang
- gir1.2-dazzle-1.0
- gir1.2-template-1.0
- gir1.2-vte-2.91
- dconf-gsettings-backend
- python3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-builder package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.