How To Install libtcl-chiark-1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcl-chiark-1 on Kali Linux. libtcl-chiark-1 is Tcl interfaces for adns, cdb, crypto, etc.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcl-chiark-1 on Kali Linux.

What is libtcl-chiark-1

libtcl-chiark-1 is:

Tcl bindings for:

  • adns (resolver library)
  • cdb (constant database) plus journalling writable database
  • crypto: the nettle cryptographic library
  • hbytes: bytestrings with hex as string representation but efficient
  • dgram: datagram sockets
  • tuntap: tun/tap interfaces
  • maskmap: address masks and maps To make sensible use of these you will need a version of Tcl installed (this package is compatible with at least Tcl 8.0 to 8.4 inclusive). To use the adns and nettle bindings you need to have the appropriate libraries installed too.

There are three methods to install libtcl-chiark-1 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 libtcl-chiark-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtcl-chiark-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtcl-chiark-1

Install libtcl-chiark-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtcl-chiark-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtcl-chiark-1

Install libtcl-chiark-1 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 libtcl-chiark-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtcl-chiark-1

How To Uninstall libtcl-chiark-1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtcl-chiark-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtcl-chiark-1

Uninstall libtcl-chiark-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtcl-chiark-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtcl-chiark-1

Remove libtcl-chiark-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libtcl-chiark-1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtcl-chiark-1

Remove libtcl-chiark-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtcl-chiark-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtcl-chiark-1

Dependencies

libtcl-chiark-1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcl-chiark-1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.