How To Install tcl-sugar on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-sugar on Kali Linux. tcl-sugar is Lisp-like macro system for Tcl

Introduction

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

What is tcl-sugar

tcl-sugar is:

Sugar is a macro system for the Tcl programming language, with a design very similar to Lisp macros. It provides a way to create Tcl procedures using the [sugar::proc] command instead of the normal Tcl [proc] command, and a way to define macros that are expanded inline when the procedure is created.

There are three methods to install tcl-sugar 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-sugar 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-sugar using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tcl-sugar

Install tcl-sugar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcl-sugar

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

sudo aptitude -y install tcl-sugar

How To Uninstall tcl-sugar on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tcl-sugar

Uninstall tcl-sugar And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-sugar

Remove tcl-sugar Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-sugar

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

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

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

Dependencies

tcl-sugar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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