How To Install xonsh on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xonsh

xonsh is:

Xonsh is a Python-ish shell language and command prompt. Unlike other shells, xonsh is based on Python, with additional syntax added that makes calling subprocess commands, manipulating the environment, and dealing with the file system easy. Xonsh supports all normal Python constructs and a subset of those available in bash.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xonsh

Install xonsh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xonsh

Install xonsh 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 xonsh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xonsh

How To Uninstall xonsh on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xonsh

Uninstall xonsh And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xonsh

Remove xonsh Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xonsh

Remove xonsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xonsh

Dependencies

xonsh have the following dependencies:

• python3-ply
• python3

References

• xonsh website

Summary

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