How To Install gnupod-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupod-tools on Kali Linux. gnupod-tools is command-line tools for the iPod family of portable music players

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnupod-tools on Kali Linux.

What is gnupod-tools

gnupod-tools is:

GNUpod is made up of scripts that allow a user to manage a collection of songs and playlists on an Apple iPod. The original iPod, iPod Mini, and iPod Shuffle players are all supported.

There are three methods to install gnupod-tools 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 gnupod-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnupod-tools

Install gnupod-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnupod-tools

Install gnupod-tools 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 gnupod-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnupod-tools

How To Uninstall gnupod-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnupod-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnupod-tools

Uninstall gnupod-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnupod-tools

Remove gnupod-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnupod-tools

Remove gnupod-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnupod-tools

Dependencies

gnupod-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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