How To Install xwpe on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xwpe

xwpe is:

Xwpe is an integrated programming and debugging environment similar to Borland’s Turbo C and Pascal family. It has many features including the ability to start many compilers, linkers and debuggers from a menu-based interface or using keystrokes.

Syntax highlighting is included for many programming languages, and any compiler and debugger can easily be used by the program. When compiling from within xwpe, errors in the source code can be jumped to and swiftly corrected. Variables and the stack can be easily displayed. Setting and unsetting breakpoints can be done directly within the source code.

Although it is designed to be a tool for programmers (when invoked as wpe or xwpe), it can also be used as an easy to learn text editor (when invoked as program ‘we’ or ‘xwe’).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xwpe

Install xwpe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xwpe

Install xwpe 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 xwpe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xwpe

How To Uninstall xwpe on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xwpe

Uninstall xwpe And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xwpe

Remove xwpe Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xwpe

Remove xwpe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xwpe

Dependencies

xwpe have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgpm2
• libncurses6
• libtinfo6

References

• xwpe website

Summary

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