How To Install regexxer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install regexxer on Kali Linux. regexxer is visual search and replace tool using Perl Regex

Introduction

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

What is regexxer

regexxer is:

Regexxer is a nifty GUI search/replace tool featuring Perl-style regular expressions (PCRE - Perl Regex). If you need project-wide substitution and you’re tired of hacking sed command lines together, then you should definitely give it a try.

The tool can be used to search files or contents inside of a file.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install regexxer

Install regexxer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install regexxer

Install regexxer 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 regexxer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install regexxer

How To Uninstall regexxer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove regexxer

Uninstall regexxer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove regexxer

Remove regexxer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge regexxer

Remove regexxer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge regexxer

Dependencies

regexxer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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