How To Install scite on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scite on Kali Linux. scite is Lightweight GTK-based programming editor

Introduction

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

What is scite

scite is:

GTK-based programming editor with syntax highlighting support for many languages. Also supports folding sections, exporting highlighted text into colored HTML and RTF.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scite

Install scite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scite

Install scite 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 scite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scite

How To Uninstall scite on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scite

Uninstall scite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scite

Remove scite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scite

Remove scite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scite

Dependencies

scite have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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