How To Install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc on Kali Linux. firmware-microbit-micropython-doc is MicroPython runtime for the BBC micro

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc on Kali Linux.

What is firmware-microbit-micropython-doc

firmware-microbit-micropython-doc is:

This package provides a binary firmware file for the BBC micro:bit small board computer (SBC), containing the MicroPython runtime.

It is suggested that a dedicated flashing tool (e.g. uflash) is used to upload the firmware and Python scripts to the micro:bit device.

The uflash utility (package: python3-uflash) uses the MicroPython runtime provided in this package as the default firmware to flash to the micro:bit.

This package contains documentation for MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit

There are three methods to install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc 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 firmware-microbit-micropython-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc

Install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc

Install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc 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 firmware-microbit-micropython-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install firmware-microbit-micropython-doc

How To Uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the firmware-microbit-micropython-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove firmware-microbit-micropython-doc

Uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-microbit-micropython-doc

Remove firmware-microbit-micropython-doc Configurations and Data

To remove firmware-microbit-micropython-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-microbit-micropython-doc

Remove firmware-microbit-micropython-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove firmware-microbit-micropython-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-microbit-micropython-doc

Dependencies

firmware-microbit-micropython-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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