How To Install libcw6 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcw6 on Kali Linux.

What is libcw6

libcw6 is:

The unixcw project provides support for learning to use Morse code.

This package provides shared library files to handle Morse code signals and to generate sound on the console buzzer or a sound card through OSS, ALSA or PulseAudio.

There are three methods to install libcw6 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 libcw6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcw6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcw6

Install libcw6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcw6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcw6

Install libcw6 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 libcw6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcw6

How To Uninstall libcw6 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcw6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcw6

Uninstall libcw6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcw6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcw6

Remove libcw6 Configurations and Data

To remove libcw6 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcw6

Remove libcw6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcw6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcw6

Dependencies

libcw6 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libcw6 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcw6 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.