How To Install pike8.0-core on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-core on Kali Linux.
What is pike8.0-core
pike8.0-core is:
Pike is an interpreted, object-oriented, dynamic programming language with a syntax similar to C. It includes many powerful data types and a module system that, for instance, provides image manipulation together, with support for graphics formats like SVG, JPG, PNG, GIF, XCF and many others, database connectivity, advanced cryptography, XML/HTML parsers and others. To learn more about pike, please visit http://pike.lysator.liu.se/ Note that some of the Pike features are found in other pike8.0-* packages (image processing, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SANE and more).
There are three methods to install pike8.0-core 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 pike8.0-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pike8.0-coreInstall pike8.0-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pike8.0-coreInstall pike8.0-core 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 pike8.0-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pike8.0-coreHow To Uninstall pike8.0-core on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pike8.0-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pike8.0-coreUninstall pike8.0-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pike8.0-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike8.0-coreRemove pike8.0-core Configurations and Data
To remove pike8.0-core configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pike8.0-coreRemove pike8.0-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pike8.0-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike8.0-coreDependencies
pike8.0-core have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-core package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
