How To Install hlint on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install hlint on Kali Linux. hlint is Haskell source code suggestions

Introduction

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

What is hlint

hlint is:

HLint gives suggestions on how to improve your source code. It can either print them directly, or generate a colored HTML output.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hlint

Install hlint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hlint

Install hlint 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 hlint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hlint

How To Uninstall hlint on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hlint

Uninstall hlint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hlint

Remove hlint Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hlint

Remove hlint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hlint

Dependencies

hlint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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