How To Install aravis-tools-cli on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install aravis-tools-cli on Kali Linux. aravis-tools-cli is Aravis based command line tools for GenICam cameras

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aravis-tools-cli on Kali Linux.

What is aravis-tools-cli

aravis-tools-cli is:

Basic GenICam standard function testing and camera control utility (arv-tool-0.8).

There are three methods to install aravis-tools-cli 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 aravis-tools-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install aravis-tools-cli using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aravis-tools-cli

Install aravis-tools-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install aravis-tools-cli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install aravis-tools-cli

Install aravis-tools-cli 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 aravis-tools-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aravis-tools-cli

How To Uninstall aravis-tools-cli on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the aravis-tools-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aravis-tools-cli

Uninstall aravis-tools-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aravis-tools-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aravis-tools-cli

Remove aravis-tools-cli Configurations and Data

To remove aravis-tools-cli configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aravis-tools-cli

Remove aravis-tools-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove aravis-tools-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aravis-tools-cli

Dependencies

aravis-tools-cli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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