How To Install chiark-rwbuffer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install chiark-rwbuffer on Kali Linux. chiark-rwbuffer is readbuffer/writebuffer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chiark-rwbuffer on Kali Linux.

What is chiark-rwbuffer

chiark-rwbuffer is:

readbuffer and writebuffer: programs for reading input from devices, and writing output to, which don’t like constant stopping and starting, such as tape drives and audio playback devices.

There are three methods to install chiark-rwbuffer 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 chiark-rwbuffer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install chiark-rwbuffer

Install chiark-rwbuffer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install chiark-rwbuffer

Install chiark-rwbuffer 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 chiark-rwbuffer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chiark-rwbuffer

How To Uninstall chiark-rwbuffer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the chiark-rwbuffer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chiark-rwbuffer

Uninstall chiark-rwbuffer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chiark-rwbuffer

Remove chiark-rwbuffer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge chiark-rwbuffer

Remove chiark-rwbuffer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chiark-rwbuffer

Dependencies

chiark-rwbuffer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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