How To Install fmtools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fmtools on Kali Linux. fmtools is FM radio tuner

Introduction

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

What is fmtools

fmtools is:

Command-line utility for adjusting the frequency and volume and muting and unmuting FM radio cards.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fmtools

Install fmtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fmtools

Install fmtools 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 fmtools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fmtools

How To Uninstall fmtools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fmtools

Uninstall fmtools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fmtools

Remove fmtools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fmtools

Remove fmtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fmtools

Dependencies

fmtools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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