How To Install thunderbolt-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install thunderbolt-tools on Kali Linux.
What is thunderbolt-tools
thunderbolt-tools is:
Provides components for using Intel Thunderbolt controllers with security level features
There are three methods to install thunderbolt-tools 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 thunderbolt-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install thunderbolt-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install thunderbolt-toolsInstall thunderbolt-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install thunderbolt-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install thunderbolt-toolsInstall thunderbolt-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install thunderbolt-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install thunderbolt-toolsHow To Uninstall thunderbolt-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the thunderbolt-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove thunderbolt-toolsUninstall thunderbolt-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall thunderbolt-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove thunderbolt-toolsRemove thunderbolt-tools Configurations and Data
To remove thunderbolt-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge thunderbolt-toolsRemove thunderbolt-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove thunderbolt-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge thunderbolt-toolsDependencies
thunderbolt-tools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install thunderbolt-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
