How To Install minidisc-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install minidisc-utils on Kali Linux.
What is minidisc-utils
minidisc-utils is:
This package contains several utilities which allow one to access NetMD and HiMD devices through a command line interface. The utilities allow one to transfer tracks to and from NetMD and HiMD devices as well as erase tracks, display tracks and renaming tracks among other functions supported by libnetmd and libhimd libraries.
There are three methods to install minidisc-utils 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 minidisc-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install minidisc-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install minidisc-utilsInstall minidisc-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install minidisc-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install minidisc-utilsInstall minidisc-utils 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install minidisc-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install minidisc-utilsHow To Uninstall minidisc-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the minidisc-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove minidisc-utilsUninstall minidisc-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall minidisc-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove minidisc-utilsRemove minidisc-utils Configurations and Data
To remove minidisc-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge minidisc-utilsRemove minidisc-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove minidisc-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minidisc-utilsDependencies
minidisc-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install minidisc-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.