How To Install reflex on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is reflex

reflex is:

Reflex is a small tool to watch a directory and rerun a command when certain files change. It’s great for automatically running compile/lint/test tasks and for reloading your application when the code changes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install reflex

Install reflex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install reflex

Install reflex 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 reflex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install reflex

How To Uninstall reflex on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove reflex

Uninstall reflex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove reflex

Remove reflex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge reflex

Remove reflex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge reflex

Dependencies

reflex have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• reflex website

Summary

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