How To Install aravis-tools on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is aravis-tools

aravis-tools is:

Basic viewer for aravis compatible cameras, real-time camera control using GenICam implemented properties (arv-viewer-0.8).

There are three methods to install aravis-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 aravis-tools 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aravis-tools

Install aravis-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aravis-tools

Install aravis-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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install aravis-tools

How To Uninstall aravis-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove aravis-tools

Uninstall aravis-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aravis-tools

Remove aravis-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge aravis-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

aravis-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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