How To Install tcl-thread on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-thread on Kali Linux.
What is tcl-thread
tcl-thread is:
The thread extension creates threads that contain Tcl interpreters, and it lets you send scripts to those threads for evaluation. It also enables you to share data between threads in a safe, protected fashion. Additionally, it provides script-level access to basic thread synchronization primitives, like mutexes and condition variables.
There are three methods to install tcl-thread 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-thread Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcl-thread using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl-threadInstall tcl-thread Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcl-thread using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl-threadInstall tcl-thread 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-thread using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl-threadHow To Uninstall tcl-thread on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tcl-thread package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl-threadUninstall tcl-thread And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl-thread and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-threadRemove tcl-thread Configurations and Data
To remove tcl-thread configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-threadRemove tcl-thread configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl-thread configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-threadDependencies
tcl-thread have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-thread package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.