How To Install aravis-tools on Kali Linux
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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install aravis-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aravis-toolsInstall aravis-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install aravis-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aravis-toolsInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install aravis-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aravis-toolsHow 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-toolsUninstall 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-toolsRemove 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-toolsRemove 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-toolsDependencies
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.
