How To Install tcl-expect on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tcl-expect

tcl-expect is:

Expect is a tool for automating interactive applications according to a script. Following the script, Expect knows what can be expected from a program and what the correct response should be. Expect is also useful for testing these same applications. And by adding Tk, you can also wrap interactive applications in X11 GUIs. An interpreted language provides branching and high-level control structures to direct the dialogue. In addition, the user can take control and interact directly when desired, afterward returning control to the script.

This package contains the library and Tcl package Expect.

There are three methods to install tcl-expect 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 tcl-expect Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tcl-expect

Install tcl-expect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcl-expect

Install tcl-expect 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 tcl-expect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcl-expect

How To Uninstall tcl-expect on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tcl-expect

Uninstall tcl-expect And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-expect

Remove tcl-expect Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-expect

Remove tcl-expect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-expect

Dependencies

tcl-expect have the following dependencies:

• libtcl8.6
• libc6

References

• tcl-expect website

Summary

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