How To Install eiskaltdcpp-gtk on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install eiskaltdcpp-gtk
on Kali Linux.
What is eiskaltdcpp-gtk
eiskaltdcpp-gtk is:
This package contains EiskaltDC++ program with GUI based on GTK+. Initially it was based on FreeDC++ and LinuxDC++ projects, but now it significantly differs from them.
Upstream developers are going to stop support of this GUI in the future. Consider using of EiskaltDC++ Qt even in GTK+ based Desktop Environments.
EiskaltDC++ is a cross-platform program that uses the Direct Connect and Advanced Direct Connect protocols. It is compatible with DC++, AirDC++, FlylinkDC++ and other DC clients. EiskaltDC++ also interoperates with all common DC hub software.
There are three methods to install eiskaltdcpp-gtk
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 eiskaltdcpp-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install eiskaltdcpp-gtk
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install eiskaltdcpp-gtk
Install eiskaltdcpp-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install eiskaltdcpp-gtk
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install eiskaltdcpp-gtk
Install eiskaltdcpp-gtk 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 eiskaltdcpp-gtk
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install eiskaltdcpp-gtk
How To Uninstall eiskaltdcpp-gtk on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the eiskaltdcpp-gtk
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove eiskaltdcpp-gtk
Uninstall eiskaltdcpp-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall eiskaltdcpp-gtk
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove eiskaltdcpp-gtk
Remove eiskaltdcpp-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove eiskaltdcpp-gtk
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge eiskaltdcpp-gtk
Remove eiskaltdcpp-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove eiskaltdcpp-gtk
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eiskaltdcpp-gtk
Dependencies
eiskaltdcpp-gtk have the following dependencies:
- eiskaltdcpp-common
- eiskaltdcpp-gtk-data
- libc6
- libcanberra0
- libeiskaltdcpp2.4
- libgcc-s1
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libnotify4
- libpango-1.0-0
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install eiskaltdcpp-gtk
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.