How To Install pluma-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pluma-dev on Kali Linux. pluma-dev is official text editor of the MATE desktop environment (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pluma-dev on Kali Linux.

What is pluma-dev

pluma-dev is:

Pluma is a text editor which supports most standard editor features, extending this basic functionality with other features not usually found in simple text editors. Pluma is a graphical application which supports editing multiple text files in one window (known sometimes as tabs or MDI).

Pluma fully supports international text through its use of the Unicode UTF-8 encoding in edited files. Its core feature set includes syntax highlighting of source code, auto indentation and printing and print preview support.

Pluma is also extensible through its plugin system, which currently includes support for spell checking, comparing files, viewing CVS ChangeLogs, and adjusting indentation levels.

This package contains the development files for building Pluma plugins.

There are three methods to install pluma-dev 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 pluma-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pluma-dev

Install pluma-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pluma-dev

Install pluma-dev 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 pluma-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pluma-dev

How To Uninstall pluma-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pluma-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pluma-dev

Uninstall pluma-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pluma-dev

Remove pluma-dev Configurations and Data

To remove pluma-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pluma-dev

Remove pluma-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pluma-dev

Dependencies

pluma-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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