How To Install gradle-completion on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gradle-completion on Kali Linux.

What is gradle-completion

gradle-completion is:

Bash and Zsh completion support for Gradle. This provides fast tab completion for:

• Gradle tasks for the current project and sub-projects
• Gradle CLI switches (e.g. --parallel)
• Common Gradle properties (e.g. -Dorg.gradle.debug)

It also handles custom default build files, so rootProject.buildFileName = 'build.gradle.kts' is supported.

There are three methods to install gradle-completion 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 gradle-completion Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gradle-completion

Install gradle-completion Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gradle-completion

Install gradle-completion 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 gradle-completion using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gradle-completion

How To Uninstall gradle-completion on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gradle-completion package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gradle-completion

Uninstall gradle-completion And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gradle-completion

Remove gradle-completion Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gradle-completion

Remove gradle-completion configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gradle-completion

Dependencies

gradle-completion have the following dependencies:

• bash-completion

References

• gradle-completion website

Summary

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