How To Install vmdk-stream-converter on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vmdk-stream-converter on Kali Linux.

What is vmdk-stream-converter

vmdk-stream-converter is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install vmdk-stream-converter 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 vmdk-stream-converter Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vmdk-stream-converter

Install vmdk-stream-converter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vmdk-stream-converter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vmdk-stream-converter

Install vmdk-stream-converter 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 vmdk-stream-converter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vmdk-stream-converter

How To Uninstall vmdk-stream-converter on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vmdk-stream-converter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vmdk-stream-converter

Uninstall vmdk-stream-converter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vmdk-stream-converter

Remove vmdk-stream-converter Configurations and Data

To remove vmdk-stream-converter configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vmdk-stream-converter

Remove vmdk-stream-converter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vmdk-stream-converter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vmdk-stream-converter

Dependencies

vmdk-stream-converter have the following dependencies:

• python3-vmdkstream

References

• vmdk-stream-converter website

Summary

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