How To Install tcl-xpa on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-xpa on Kali Linux.
What is tcl-xpa
tcl-xpa is:
The XPA messaging system provides seamless communication between many kinds of Unix programs, including X programs and Tcl/Tk programs. It also provides an easy way for users to communicate with these XPA-enabled programs by executing XPA client commands in the shell or by utilizing such commands in scripts. Because XPA works both at the programming level and the shell level, it is a powerful tool for unifying any analysis environment: users and programmers have great flexibility in choosing the best level or levels at which to access XPA services, and client access can be extended or modified easily at any time.
This package contains the Tcl interface.
There are three methods to install tcl-xpa 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-xpa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcl-xpa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl-xpaInstall tcl-xpa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install tcl-xpa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl-xpaInstall tcl-xpa 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-xpa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl-xpaHow To Uninstall tcl-xpa on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the tcl-xpa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl-xpaUninstall tcl-xpa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl-xpa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-xpaRemove tcl-xpa Configurations and Data
To remove tcl-xpa configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-xpaRemove tcl-xpa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl-xpa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-xpaDependencies
tcl-xpa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-xpa package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
