How To Install tcl-hamlib on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-hamlib on Kali Linux.
What is tcl-hamlib
tcl-hamlib is:
Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.
This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.
This package provides the Tcl bindings of the library.
There are three methods to install tcl-hamlib 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-hamlib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcl-hamlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl-hamlibInstall tcl-hamlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcl-hamlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl-hamlibInstall tcl-hamlib 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 tcl-hamlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl-hamlibHow To Uninstall tcl-hamlib on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tcl-hamlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl-hamlibUninstall tcl-hamlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl-hamlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-hamlibRemove tcl-hamlib Configurations and Data
To remove tcl-hamlib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-hamlibRemove tcl-hamlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl-hamlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-hamlibDependencies
tcl-hamlib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-hamlib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.