How To Install scrcpy-server on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrcpy-server
on Kali Linux.
What is scrcpy-server
scrcpy-server is:
This application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB (or over TCP/IP). It does not require any root access.
This package contains the server (mobile) binary, which will be pushed to the Android device.
There are three methods to install scrcpy-server
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 scrcpy-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scrcpy-server
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scrcpy-server
Install scrcpy-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scrcpy-server
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scrcpy-server
Install scrcpy-server 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 scrcpy-server
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scrcpy-server
How To Uninstall scrcpy-server on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the scrcpy-server
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scrcpy-server
Uninstall scrcpy-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scrcpy-server
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrcpy-server
Remove scrcpy-server Configurations and Data
To remove scrcpy-server
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scrcpy-server
Remove scrcpy-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scrcpy-server
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scrcpy-server
Dependencies
scrcpy-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrcpy-server
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.