How To Install nbdkit-plugin-tcl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-plugin-tcl on Kali Linux.

What is nbdkit-plugin-tcl

nbdkit-plugin-tcl is:

This plugin allows nbdkit plugins to be written in TCL.

There are three methods to install nbdkit-plugin-tcl 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 nbdkit-plugin-tcl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nbdkit-plugin-tcl

Install nbdkit-plugin-tcl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nbdkit-plugin-tcl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nbdkit-plugin-tcl

Install nbdkit-plugin-tcl 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 nbdkit-plugin-tcl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nbdkit-plugin-tcl

How To Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-tcl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nbdkit-plugin-tcl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nbdkit-plugin-tcl

Uninstall nbdkit-plugin-tcl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nbdkit-plugin-tcl

Remove nbdkit-plugin-tcl Configurations and Data

To remove nbdkit-plugin-tcl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nbdkit-plugin-tcl

Remove nbdkit-plugin-tcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nbdkit-plugin-tcl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nbdkit-plugin-tcl

Dependencies

nbdkit-plugin-tcl have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libtcl8.6
• nbdkit

References

• nbdkit-plugin-tcl website

Summary

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