How To Install vclt-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vclt-tools on Kali Linux.

What is vclt-tools

vclt-tools is:

This is a collection of tools to create and manipulate VCLT playlists. VCLT playlists are similar to M3U or PLS playlists just be abled to store a much larger set of information about entries.

This set of tools allow you to create and manipulate such playlists.

There are three methods to install vclt-tools 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 vclt-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vclt-tools

Install vclt-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vclt-tools

Install vclt-tools 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 vclt-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vclt-tools

How To Uninstall vclt-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vclt-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vclt-tools

Uninstall vclt-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vclt-tools

Remove vclt-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vclt-tools

Remove vclt-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vclt-tools

Dependencies

vclt-tools have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• vclt-tools website

Summary

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