How To Install growisofs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install growisofs on Kali Linux. growisofs is DVD+-RW/R recorder

Introduction

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

What is growisofs

growisofs is:

growisofs is a general purpose DVD recording program that supports:

  • random-access media (DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, plain files, hard disk partitions)
  • mastering multisession DVD media (DVD+R, DVD-R/-RW, and Blu-ray Disc)
  • first-/single-session recording of arbitrary pre-mastered image (formatted as UDF, ISO9660 or any other file system, if formatted at all) to all supported DVD media types.

growisofs is able to either write pre-created ISO images or create them on-the-fly (by calling genisoimage).

This package also contains dvd+rw-format, a utility to format a DVD+RW media.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install growisofs

Install growisofs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install growisofs

Install growisofs 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 growisofs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install growisofs

How To Uninstall growisofs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove growisofs

Uninstall growisofs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove growisofs

Remove growisofs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge growisofs

Remove growisofs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge growisofs

Dependencies

growisofs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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