How To Install tcl-memchan on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-memchan on Kali Linux. tcl-memchan is Tcl extension for in-memory channels - runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-memchan on Kali Linux.

What is tcl-memchan

tcl-memchan is:

Allows the creation of I/O channels, which store data in memory, not on disk. It implements the channel types fifo, null, random and zero; and provides a C API for creating custom memory channels.

This package contains the runtime library to be used in Tcl programs.

There are three methods to install tcl-memchan 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 tcl-memchan Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tcl-memchan

Install tcl-memchan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcl-memchan

Install tcl-memchan 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 tcl-memchan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcl-memchan

How To Uninstall tcl-memchan on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tcl-memchan package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tcl-memchan

Uninstall tcl-memchan And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-memchan

Remove tcl-memchan Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-memchan

Remove tcl-memchan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-memchan

Dependencies

tcl-memchan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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