How To Install libswupdate0.1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswupdate0.1 on Kali Linux. libswupdate0.1 is Library for controlling the swupdate framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswupdate0.1 on Kali Linux.

What is libswupdate0.1

libswupdate0.1 is:

This package contains the library libswupdate which is used to control swupdate.

swupdate is a Linux update agent with the goal to provide an efficient and safe way to update an embedded system.

  • Install on embedded media (eMMC, SD, Raw NAND, NOR and SPI-NOR flashes)
  • Allow delivery single image for multiple devices
  • Multiple interfaces for getting software
    1. local storage
    2. integrated web server
    3. integrated REST client connector to hawkBit
    4. remote server download
  • Software delivered as images, gzipped tarball, etc
  • Allow custom handlers for installing FPGA/ microcontroller firmware.
  • Power-Off safe

There are three methods to install libswupdate0.1 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 libswupdate0.1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libswupdate0.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libswupdate0.1

Install libswupdate0.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libswupdate0.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libswupdate0.1

Install libswupdate0.1 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 libswupdate0.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libswupdate0.1

How To Uninstall libswupdate0.1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libswupdate0.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libswupdate0.1

Uninstall libswupdate0.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libswupdate0.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswupdate0.1

Remove libswupdate0.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libswupdate0.1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libswupdate0.1

Remove libswupdate0.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libswupdate0.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswupdate0.1

Dependencies

libswupdate0.1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswupdate0.1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.