How To Install clamtk-gnome on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamtk-gnome on Kali Linux. clamtk-gnome is GNOME (Nautilus) MenuProvider extension for ClamTk

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamtk-gnome on Kali Linux.

What is clamtk-gnome

clamtk-gnome is:

ClamTk is a graphical front-end for Clam Antivirus.

This package contains a nautilus plugin to allow right click support for easy virus scanning with ClamTk and thus ClamAV in GNOME.

There are three methods to install clamtk-gnome 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 clamtk-gnome Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clamtk-gnome

Install clamtk-gnome Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install clamtk-gnome

Install clamtk-gnome 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 clamtk-gnome using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clamtk-gnome

How To Uninstall clamtk-gnome on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the clamtk-gnome package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clamtk-gnome

Uninstall clamtk-gnome And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clamtk-gnome

Remove clamtk-gnome Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge clamtk-gnome

Remove clamtk-gnome configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clamtk-gnome

Dependencies

clamtk-gnome have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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