How To Install dvd+rw-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvd+rw-tools on Kali Linux.
What is dvd+rw-tools
dvd+rw-tools is:
The dvd+rw-tools suite makes it possible to burn DVD images created by dvdauthor or genisoimage to DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW disks, replacing cdrecord-proDVD in many cases.
This package contains dvd+rw-mediainfo (to give details about DVD disks), and some programs to control the write speed and obtain information from DVD-RAM.
Additionally, it depends on the growisofs package to provide the main front-end for burning DVD-like media.
There are three methods to install dvd+rw-tools 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 dvd+rw-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dvd+rw-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvd+rw-toolsInstall dvd+rw-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dvd+rw-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvd+rw-toolsInstall dvd+rw-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dvd+rw-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvd+rw-toolsHow To Uninstall dvd+rw-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dvd+rw-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvd+rw-toolsUninstall dvd+rw-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvd+rw-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvd+rw-toolsRemove dvd+rw-tools Configurations and Data
To remove dvd+rw-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvd+rw-toolsRemove dvd+rw-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvd+rw-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvd+rw-toolsDependencies
dvd+rw-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvd+rw-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
