How To Install libg810-led-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libg810-led-dev on Kali Linux. libg810-led-dev is Logitech keyboard LED configuration library (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libg810-led-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libg810-led-dev

libg810-led-dev is:

g810-led is a configuration tool for the LEDs on Logitech Gx10 gaming keyboards: G213, G410, G413, G512, G513, G610, G810, G815, G910, and G Pro.

The LEDs can be configured in a variety of ways, depending on the keyboards’ capabilities:

  • pre-defined effects (breathing, colour-cycling, waves)
  • individual key colours and/or intensities
  • key group colours and/or intensities

This package provides the headers and development library required to build software using the libg810-led library.

There are three methods to install libg810-led-dev 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 libg810-led-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libg810-led-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libg810-led-dev

Install libg810-led-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libg810-led-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libg810-led-dev

Install libg810-led-dev 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 libg810-led-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libg810-led-dev

How To Uninstall libg810-led-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libg810-led-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libg810-led-dev

Uninstall libg810-led-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libg810-led-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libg810-led-dev

Remove libg810-led-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libg810-led-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libg810-led-dev

Remove libg810-led-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libg810-led-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libg810-led-dev

Dependencies

libg810-led-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libg810-led-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.