How To Install display-dhammapada on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install display-dhammapada on Kali Linux. display-dhammapada is fortune-like collection of Buddhist sayings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install display-dhammapada on Kali Linux.

What is display-dhammapada

display-dhammapada is:

This program displays a random verse from the English or Polish translations of the Dhammapada, a “versified Buddhist scripture traditionally ascribed to the Buddha himself” (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhammapada).

As this program works similarly to fortune, one may use it in shell profiles or .sig generators, among others.

There are three methods to install display-dhammapada 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 display-dhammapada Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install display-dhammapada

Install display-dhammapada Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install display-dhammapada

Install display-dhammapada 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 display-dhammapada using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install display-dhammapada

How To Uninstall display-dhammapada on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the display-dhammapada package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove display-dhammapada

Uninstall display-dhammapada And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove display-dhammapada

Remove display-dhammapada Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge display-dhammapada

Remove display-dhammapada configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge display-dhammapada

Dependencies

display-dhammapada have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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