How To Install cdw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cdw on Kali Linux. cdw is Tool for burning CDs - console version

Introduction

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

What is cdw

cdw is:

Ncurses-based frontend for wodim and genisoimage. It can handle audio and data CD burning, through a CD image or directly from the files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cdw

Install cdw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cdw

Install cdw 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 cdw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cdw

How To Uninstall cdw on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cdw

Uninstall cdw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdw

Remove cdw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cdw

Remove cdw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdw

Dependencies

cdw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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