How To Install wordgrinder-x11 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-x11 on Kali Linux. wordgrinder-x11 is simple word processor for writing first drafts (X11 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-x11 on Kali Linux.

What is wordgrinder-x11

wordgrinder-x11 is:

WordGrinder is a simple, Unicode-aware word processor. It supports basic paragraph styles, character styles, just enough screen markup to be useful, and is driven via an easy to use menu interface.

This version runs on X.

There are three methods to install wordgrinder-x11 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 wordgrinder-x11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wordgrinder-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wordgrinder-x11

Install wordgrinder-x11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wordgrinder-x11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wordgrinder-x11

Install wordgrinder-x11 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 wordgrinder-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wordgrinder-x11

How To Uninstall wordgrinder-x11 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wordgrinder-x11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wordgrinder-x11

Uninstall wordgrinder-x11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wordgrinder-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wordgrinder-x11

Remove wordgrinder-x11 Configurations and Data

To remove wordgrinder-x11 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wordgrinder-x11

Remove wordgrinder-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wordgrinder-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wordgrinder-x11

Dependencies

wordgrinder-x11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordgrinder-x11 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.