How To Install dvdtape on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dvdtape

dvdtape is:

This tool will create the control files needed when mastering DVDs for manufacturing (DDP information, DDPMS information, “lead in”) and output them to DLT tape(s) or disk files as desired.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dvdtape

Install dvdtape Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dvdtape

Install dvdtape 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 dvdtape using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvdtape

How To Uninstall dvdtape on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dvdtape

Uninstall dvdtape And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvdtape

Remove dvdtape Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dvdtape

Remove dvdtape configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvdtape

Dependencies

dvdtape have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• dvdtape website

Summary

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