How To Install w2do on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install w2do on Kali Linux. w2do is simple text-based todo manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install w2do on Kali Linux.

What is w2do

w2do is:

w2do is a simple to use yet efficient command-line todo manager written in Perl.

Features:

  • Well-arranged, fully filterable, plain text or coloured tabular output.
  • Support for group, due date and priority categories.
  • Capable of managing multiple todo lists.
  • Detailed statistics with visual progress representation.
  • Completely command driven and therefore suitable for usage in scripts.
  • Export to HTML 4.01 Strict via w2html utility.
  • Export to plain text via w2text utility.

There are three methods to install w2do 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 w2do Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install w2do using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install w2do

Install w2do Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install w2do using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install w2do

Install w2do 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 w2do using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install w2do

How To Uninstall w2do on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the w2do package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove w2do

Uninstall w2do And Its Dependencies

To uninstall w2do and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove w2do

Remove w2do Configurations and Data

To remove w2do configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge w2do

Remove w2do configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove w2do configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge w2do

Dependencies

w2do have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install w2do package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.