How To Install hindent on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is hindent

hindent is:

hindent reindents Haskell source in the style of Johan Tibell.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hindent

Install hindent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hindent

Install hindent 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 hindent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hindent

How To Uninstall hindent on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hindent

Uninstall hindent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hindent

Remove hindent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hindent

Remove hindent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hindent

Dependencies

hindent have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libffi7
• libgmp10
• libyaml-0-2

References

• hindent website

Summary

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