How to Install Snipt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial, we will be going over the step-by-step process of how to install Snipt, a command-line tool that lets you save and retrieve snippets of code, on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you should ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Kali Linux installed on your machine
• Access to the command line interface (CLI)
• Internet connection

Step 1: Open the Terminal

Open the Terminal on your Kali Linux machine by clicking on the Terminal icon on the taskbar or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

Step 2: Install Git

Snipt requires Git to be installed on your machine. If you already have Git installed, you can skip this step. To install Git, run the following command in the Terminal:

sudo apt-get install git

Step 3: Clone the Snipt Repository

Once Git is installed, you can clone the Snipt repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/nicksergeant/snipt.git

This will create a new directory called snipt in your current working directory.

Step 4: Install Snipt

Once the repository has been cloned, navigate to the snipt directory using the cd command:

cd snipt

Then, run the following command to install Snipt:

sudo python setup.py install

This will install Snipt on your machine.

Step 5: Verify the Installation

To verify that Snipt has been installed correctly, run the following command:

snipt --help

This should output the Snipt help text, indicating that Snipt has been installed successfully.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone through the step-by-step process of how to install Snipt on Kali Linux. Now that Snipt has been installed, you can start using it to save and retrieve snippets of code from the command line.