How To Install grc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is grc

grc is:

generic colouriser, can be used to colourise logfiles, output of commands, arbitrary text…. configured via regexp’s.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install grc

Install grc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grc

Install grc 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 grc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grc

How To Uninstall grc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove grc

Uninstall grc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grc

Remove grc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge grc

Remove grc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grc

Dependencies

grc have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• grc website

Summary

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