How To Install ncdu on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncdu
on Kali Linux.
What is ncdu
ncdu is:
Ncdu is a ncurses-based du viewer. It provides a fast and easy-to-use interface through famous du utility. It allows one to browse through the directories and show percentages of disk usage with ncurses library.
There are three methods to install ncdu
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 ncdu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install ncdu
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install ncdu Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install ncdu
using apt
by running the following command:
Install ncdu 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.
After updating apt database, We can install ncdu
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall ncdu on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ncdu
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall ncdu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ncdu
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove ncdu Configurations and Data
To remove ncdu
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove ncdu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ncdu
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
ncdu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncdu
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.