How To Install readline-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install readline-common on Kali Linux.

What is readline-common

readline-common is:

The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.

The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.

There are three methods to install readline-common 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 readline-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install readline-common

Install readline-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install readline-common

Install readline-common 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 readline-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install readline-common

How To Uninstall readline-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the readline-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove readline-common

Uninstall readline-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove readline-common

Remove readline-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge readline-common

Remove readline-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge readline-common

Dependencies

readline-common have the following dependencies:

• dpkg

References

• readline-common website

Summary

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