How To Install ondir on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ondir

ondir is:

ondir is a small program to automate tasks specific to certain directories. It works by executing scripts in directories when you enter and leave them. It may be used to set environment variables or change the umask depending on the current working directory.

This program is similar to the direnv package. In contrast to direnv, which expects the per-directory settings to be stored in the directory itself, ondir uses a central configuration file in the user’s home directory, and can match directories based on patterns.

ondir supports bash, zsh and fish out of the box.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ondir

Install ondir Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ondir

Install ondir 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 ondir using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ondir

How To Uninstall ondir on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ondir

Uninstall ondir And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ondir

Remove ondir Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ondir

Remove ondir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ondir

Dependencies

ondir have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• ondir website

Summary

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