How To Install zsh-autosuggestions on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-autosuggestions on Kali Linux. zsh-autosuggestions is Fish-like fast/unobtrusive autosuggestions for zsh

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-autosuggestions on Kali Linux.

What is zsh-autosuggestions

zsh-autosuggestions is:

As you type commands, you will see a completion offered after the cursor in a muted gray color. If you press the right-arrow key or End with the cursor at the end of the buffer, it will accept the suggestion, replacing the contents of the command line buffer with the suggestion. If you invoke the forward-word widget, it will partially accept the suggestion up to the point that the cursor moves to.

There are three methods to install zsh-autosuggestions 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 zsh-autosuggestions Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zsh-autosuggestions

Install zsh-autosuggestions Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zsh-autosuggestions

Install zsh-autosuggestions 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 zsh-autosuggestions using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zsh-autosuggestions

How To Uninstall zsh-autosuggestions on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the zsh-autosuggestions package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zsh-autosuggestions

Uninstall zsh-autosuggestions And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zsh-autosuggestions

Remove zsh-autosuggestions Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zsh-autosuggestions

Remove zsh-autosuggestions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zsh-autosuggestions

Dependencies

zsh-autosuggestions have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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