How To Install cdlabelgen on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cdlabelgen

cdlabelgen is:

cdlabelgen was designed to simplify the process of generating labels for CDs and DVDs. It originated as a program to allow auto generation of front cards and tray cards for CDs burned via an automated mechanism (specifically for archiving data), but has now become popular for labelling CD compilations of mp3’s, and copies of CDs. Note that cdlabelgen does not actually print anything–it just spits out postscript, which you can then do with as you please.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cdlabelgen

Install cdlabelgen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cdlabelgen

Install cdlabelgen 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 cdlabelgen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cdlabelgen

How To Uninstall cdlabelgen on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cdlabelgen

Uninstall cdlabelgen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdlabelgen

Remove cdlabelgen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cdlabelgen

Remove cdlabelgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdlabelgen

Dependencies

cdlabelgen have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• cdlabelgen website

Summary

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