How To Install vagalume on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vagalume on Kali Linux. vagalume is GTK+-based client for Last.fm-compatible radio services

Introduction

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

What is vagalume

vagalume is:

Vagalume is a Last.fm client designed for the GNOME desktop environment. It’s small and provides the basic Last.fm features, such as scrobbling, tags, recommendations, etc.

Although Last.fm itself stopped providing its radio service in 2014, Vagalume can be used with other Last.fm-compatible services such as Libre.fm.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vagalume

Install vagalume Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vagalume

Install vagalume 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 vagalume using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vagalume

How To Uninstall vagalume on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vagalume

Uninstall vagalume And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vagalume

Remove vagalume Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vagalume

Remove vagalume configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vagalume

Dependencies

vagalume have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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