How To Install lgrind on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is lgrind

lgrind is:

LGrind is a pretty printer for a large number of programming languages using LaTeX. It is in the form of a separate preprocessor.

The licence is non-free, as it contains a no-sale clause. You might consider using the listings package instead, which is free; it also claims to be able to read the language definitions of LGrind. LGrind’s output tends to be prettier, though, especially if you prefer non-monospaced fonts.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lgrind

Install lgrind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lgrind

Install lgrind 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 lgrind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lgrind

How To Uninstall lgrind on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lgrind

Uninstall lgrind And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lgrind

Remove lgrind Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lgrind

Remove lgrind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lgrind

Dependencies

lgrind have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• lgrind website

Summary

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