How To Install kiki on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kiki on Debian 10.
What is kiki
kiki is:
A free environment for regular expression testing (ferret). It allows you to write regexes and test them against a sample text, providing extensive output about the results. It is useful for several purposes:
- exploring and understanding the structure of match objects generated by the re module, making Kiki a valuable tool for people new to regexes.
- testing regexes on sample text before deploying them in code.
Kiki can function on its own or as plugin for the Spe Python editor.
There are three methods to install kiki on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kiki Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kiki using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kiki
Install kiki Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kiki using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kiki
Install kiki Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kiki using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kiki
How To Uninstall kiki on Debian 10
To uninstall only the kiki package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kiki
Uninstall kiki And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kiki and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kiki
Remove kiki Configurations and Data
To remove kiki configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kiki
Remove kiki configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kiki configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kiki
Dependencies
kiki have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kiki package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.