How To Install splitvt on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is splitvt

splitvt is:

A utility to split a vt100 compatible screen into two halves, upper and lower, and run a different program simultaneously in each half.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install splitvt

Install splitvt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install splitvt

Install splitvt 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 splitvt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install splitvt

How To Uninstall splitvt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove splitvt

Uninstall splitvt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove splitvt

Remove splitvt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge splitvt

Remove splitvt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge splitvt

Dependencies

splitvt have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libtinfo6

References

• splitvt website

Summary

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