How To Install slang-wildcard on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slang-wildcard on Kali Linux.

What is slang-wildcard

slang-wildcard is:

The S-Lang module contained in this package provides a wildcard_match() function to S-Lang. It’s vectorized, so it should be faster than an array_map(&string_match, … ). This module can be used in slsh (the S-Lang shell), in the JED editor, and in the news reader slrn.

There are three methods to install slang-wildcard 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 slang-wildcard Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slang-wildcard

Install slang-wildcard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slang-wildcard

Install slang-wildcard 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 slang-wildcard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slang-wildcard

How To Uninstall slang-wildcard on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the slang-wildcard package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slang-wildcard

Uninstall slang-wildcard And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slang-wildcard

Remove slang-wildcard Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge slang-wildcard

Remove slang-wildcard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slang-wildcard

Dependencies

slang-wildcard have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libslang2

References

• slang-wildcard website

Summary

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