How To Install tre-agrep on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tre-agrep on Kali Linux. tre-agrep is approximate grep utility based on the tre library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tre-agrep on Kali Linux.

What is tre-agrep

tre-agrep is:

This is an Approximate GREP utility based on the TRE regexp matching library

There are three methods to install tre-agrep 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 tre-agrep Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tre-agrep

Install tre-agrep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tre-agrep

Install tre-agrep 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 tre-agrep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tre-agrep

How To Uninstall tre-agrep on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tre-agrep package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tre-agrep

Uninstall tre-agrep And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tre-agrep

Remove tre-agrep Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tre-agrep

Remove tre-agrep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tre-agrep

Dependencies

tre-agrep have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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