How To Install tk5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk5 on Kali Linux.

What is tk5

tk5 is:

tk5 is open source software designed for the ICOM IC-R5 receiver. The current version can:

Read a memory image from an IC-R5 receiver, an ICF file, an IC5 file, or a native tr5 file. Using a graphical interface, display data from a memory image and let a user change the limit search bank, television bank, and most other settings. Import memory channel data from a csv (comma-separated values) file. Export memory channel data to a csv file. Enable a hidden 70-channel Television bank. Write the results back to the radio.

There are three methods to install tk5 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 tk5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tk5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tk5

Install tk5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tk5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tk5

Install tk5 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 tk5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tk5

How To Uninstall tk5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tk5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tk5

Uninstall tk5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tk5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tk5

Remove tk5 Configurations and Data

To remove tk5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tk5

Remove tk5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tk5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tk5

Dependencies

tk5 have the following dependencies:

• tk

References

• tk5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tk5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.