How To Install ncurses-hexedit on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-hexedit on Kali Linux.
What is ncurses-hexedit
ncurses-hexedit is:
Hexedit is a file editor which allows editing and viewing a file in hexadecimal, along with its ASCII or EBCDIC text equivalent. Standard editing features include insert, delete, search (text or byte searches), highlighted changes, undo, two different viewing formats, and full screen text snapshots. Allows editing of fixed disks as well. Includes a binary/octal/decimal/hex converter.
There are three methods to install ncurses-hexedit 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 ncurses-hexedit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ncurses-hexedit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ncurses-hexeditInstall ncurses-hexedit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ncurses-hexedit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ncurses-hexeditInstall ncurses-hexedit 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ncurses-hexedit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ncurses-hexeditHow To Uninstall ncurses-hexedit on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ncurses-hexedit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ncurses-hexeditUninstall ncurses-hexedit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ncurses-hexedit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncurses-hexeditRemove ncurses-hexedit Configurations and Data
To remove ncurses-hexedit configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ncurses-hexeditRemove ncurses-hexedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ncurses-hexedit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncurses-hexeditDependencies
ncurses-hexedit have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-hexedit package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
