How To Install rcs-blame on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rcs-blame on Kali Linux. rcs-blame is display the last modification for each line in an RCS file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rcs-blame on Kali Linux.

What is rcs-blame

rcs-blame is:

Blame is the equivalent for CVS’s annotate command.

An annotated RCS file describes the revision and date in which each line was added to the file, and the author of each line.

There are three methods to install rcs-blame 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 rcs-blame Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rcs-blame

Install rcs-blame Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rcs-blame

Install rcs-blame 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 rcs-blame using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rcs-blame

How To Uninstall rcs-blame on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rcs-blame package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rcs-blame

Uninstall rcs-blame And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rcs-blame

Remove rcs-blame Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rcs-blame

Remove rcs-blame configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rcs-blame

Dependencies

rcs-blame have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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