How To Install vim-bitbake on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-bitbake on Kali Linux. vim-bitbake is Vim plugin to interact with Yocto bitbake-based recipes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vim-bitbake on Kali Linux.

What is vim-bitbake

vim-bitbake is:

This set of scripts helps in creating new yocto recipes from scratch, and adds highlighting on the already written ones.

There are three methods to install vim-bitbake 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 vim-bitbake Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vim-bitbake

Install vim-bitbake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vim-bitbake

Install vim-bitbake 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 vim-bitbake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vim-bitbake

How To Uninstall vim-bitbake on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vim-bitbake package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vim-bitbake

Uninstall vim-bitbake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vim-bitbake

Remove vim-bitbake Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vim-bitbake

Remove vim-bitbake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vim-bitbake

Dependencies

vim-bitbake have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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