How To Install legit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install legit on Kali Linux. legit is Git extension to assist in manipulating branches

Introduction

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

What is legit

legit is:

This program provides several commands that help to automate certain tasks with Git: seamless branch switching, syncing repository, creating and merging branches, manipulating remote branches.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install legit

Install legit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install legit

Install legit 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 legit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install legit

How To Uninstall legit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove legit

Uninstall legit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove legit

Remove legit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge legit

Remove legit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge legit

Dependencies

legit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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