How To Install ptask on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ptask on Kali Linux. ptask is GTK+ graphical user interface for managing tasks

Introduction

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

What is ptask

ptask is:

ptask is a GTK+ graphical user interface for managing tasks. It is based on taskwarrior, a well-known and robust command line tasks manager. Unlike taskwarrior, it is possible to associate a note (long description) to each task.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ptask

Install ptask Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ptask

Install ptask 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 ptask using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ptask

How To Uninstall ptask on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ptask

Uninstall ptask And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptask

Remove ptask Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ptask

Remove ptask configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptask

Dependencies

ptask have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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