How To Install bash-completion on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bash-completion on Kali Linux.

What is bash-completion

bash-completion is:

bash completion extends bash’s standard completion behavior to achieve
complex command lines with just a few keystrokes. This project was
conceived to produce programmable completion routines for the most
common Linux/UNIX commands, reducing the amount of typing sysadmins
and programmers need to do on a daily basis.

There are three methods to install bash-completion 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 bash-completion Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bash-completion

Install bash-completion Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bash-completion

Install bash-completion 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 bash-completion using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bash-completion

How To Uninstall bash-completion on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bash-completion package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bash-completion

Uninstall bash-completion And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bash-completion

Remove bash-completion Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bash-completion

Remove bash-completion configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bash-completion

Dependencies

bash-completion have the following dependencies:

References

• bash-completion website

Summary

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