How To Install darksnow on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install darksnow on Kali Linux. darksnow is simple graphical user interface to darkice

Introduction

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

What is darksnow

darksnow is:

DarkSnow is a graphical interface written in GTK+2 for the darkice live streamer.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install darksnow

Install darksnow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install darksnow

Install darksnow 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 darksnow using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install darksnow

How To Uninstall darksnow on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove darksnow

Uninstall darksnow And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove darksnow

Remove darksnow Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge darksnow

Remove darksnow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge darksnow

Dependencies

darksnow have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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