How To Install hledger-ui on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install hledger-ui on Kali Linux. hledger-ui is curses-style user interface for the hledger accounting tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hledger-ui on Kali Linux.

What is hledger-ui

hledger-ui is:

This is hledger’s curses-style interface. It is simpler and more convenient for browsing data than the command-line interface, but lighter and faster than hledger-web.

There are three methods to install hledger-ui 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 hledger-ui Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hledger-ui

Install hledger-ui Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hledger-ui

Install hledger-ui 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 hledger-ui using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hledger-ui

How To Uninstall hledger-ui on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the hledger-ui package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hledger-ui

Uninstall hledger-ui And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hledger-ui

Remove hledger-ui Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hledger-ui

Remove hledger-ui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hledger-ui

Dependencies

hledger-ui have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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