How To Install karma-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install karma-tools on Kali Linux. karma-tools is Rio Karma access library [tools]

Introduction

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

What is karma-tools

karma-tools is:

Some basic utilities for use with the Rio Karma music player. Includes:

  • chprop - changes file properties on the Rio Karma
  • karma_helper - adjusts the state of the Rio Karma
  • riocp - transfers files to and from the Rio Karma

There are three methods to install karma-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 karma-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 karma-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install karma-tools

Install karma-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install karma-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install karma-tools

How To Uninstall karma-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove karma-tools

Uninstall karma-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove karma-tools

Remove karma-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge karma-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

karma-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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