How To Install fzy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fzy

fzy is:

fzy is a fast, simple fuzzy text selector for the terminal with an advanced scoring algorithm.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fzy

Install fzy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fzy

Install fzy 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 fzy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fzy

How To Uninstall fzy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fzy

Uninstall fzy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fzy

Remove fzy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fzy

Remove fzy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fzy

Dependencies

fzy have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• fzy website

Summary

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