How To Install terminator on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install terminator on Kali Linux. terminator is multiple GNOME terminals in one window

Introduction

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

What is terminator

terminator is:

Terminator is a little project to produce an efficient way of filling a large area of screen space with terminals.

The user can have multiple terminals in one window and use key bindings to switch between them. See the manpage for details.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install terminator

Install terminator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install terminator

Install terminator 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 terminator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install terminator

How To Uninstall terminator on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove terminator

Uninstall terminator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove terminator

Remove terminator Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge terminator

Remove terminator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge terminator

Dependencies

terminator have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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