How To Install hexer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is hexer

hexer is:

Hexer is an interactive binary editor (also known as a hexeditor) with a Vi-like interface. Its most important features are multiple buffers, multi-level undo, command-line editing with completion, and binary regular expressions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hexer

Install hexer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hexer

Install hexer 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 hexer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hexer

How To Uninstall hexer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hexer

Uninstall hexer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexer

Remove hexer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hexer

Remove hexer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexer

Dependencies

hexer have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libtinfo6

References

• hexer website

Summary

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