How To Install xcwcp on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xcwcp

xcwcp is:

The unixcw project provides support for learning to use Morse code.

This package provides an interactive Morse code tutor with a Qt4 user interface. It allows choosing from a number of options for practice, including sending random characters, random words, and characters from the keyboard. It will also receive Morse code sent using the keyboard or mouse as a Morse keyer, and display the characters it sees.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcwcp

Install xcwcp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xcwcp

Install xcwcp 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 xcwcp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xcwcp

How To Uninstall xcwcp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xcwcp

Uninstall xcwcp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcwcp

Remove xcwcp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xcwcp

Remove xcwcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcwcp

Dependencies

xcwcp have the following dependencies:

• libcw6
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6
• debconf

References

• xcwcp website

Summary

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