How To Install tmux-plugin-manager on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tmux-plugin-manager on Kali Linux. tmux-plugin-manager is tmux plugin manager based on git

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tmux-plugin-manager on Kali Linux.

What is tmux-plugin-manager

tmux-plugin-manager is:

tmux-plugin-manager is a plugin manager for tmux. It uses git to install / upgrade plugins.

There are three methods to install tmux-plugin-manager 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 tmux-plugin-manager Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tmux-plugin-manager

Install tmux-plugin-manager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tmux-plugin-manager using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tmux-plugin-manager

Install tmux-plugin-manager 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 tmux-plugin-manager using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tmux-plugin-manager

How To Uninstall tmux-plugin-manager on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tmux-plugin-manager package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tmux-plugin-manager

Uninstall tmux-plugin-manager And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tmux-plugin-manager

Remove tmux-plugin-manager Configurations and Data

To remove tmux-plugin-manager configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tmux-plugin-manager

Remove tmux-plugin-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tmux-plugin-manager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tmux-plugin-manager

Dependencies

tmux-plugin-manager have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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