How To Install libownet-3.2-4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libownet-3.2-4 on Kali Linux. libownet-3.2-4 is owserver protocol library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libownet-3.2-4 on Kali Linux.

What is libownet-3.2-4

libownet-3.2-4 is:

The 1-Wire bus is a cheap low-speed bus for devices like weather sensors, access control, etc. It can be attached to your system via serial, USB, I2C, and other interfaces.

This package includes the ownet library that is able to talk to a owserver in order to get/send 1-wire information.

There are three methods to install libownet-3.2-4 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 libownet-3.2-4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libownet-3.2-4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libownet-3.2-4

Install libownet-3.2-4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libownet-3.2-4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libownet-3.2-4

Install libownet-3.2-4 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 libownet-3.2-4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libownet-3.2-4

How To Uninstall libownet-3.2-4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libownet-3.2-4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libownet-3.2-4

Uninstall libownet-3.2-4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libownet-3.2-4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libownet-3.2-4

Remove libownet-3.2-4 Configurations and Data

To remove libownet-3.2-4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libownet-3.2-4

Remove libownet-3.2-4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libownet-3.2-4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libownet-3.2-4

Dependencies

libownet-3.2-4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libownet-3.2-4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.