How To Install ycmd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ycmd

ycmd is:

ycmd is a server that provides APIs for code-completion and other code-comprehension use-cases like semantic GoTo commands (and others). For certain filetypes, ycmd can also provide diagnostic errors and warnings.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ycmd

Install ycmd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ycmd

Install ycmd 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 ycmd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ycmd

How To Uninstall ycmd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ycmd

Uninstall ycmd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ycmd

Remove ycmd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ycmd

Remove ycmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ycmd

Dependencies

ycmd have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libclang1-11

References

• ycmd website

Summary

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