How To Install avrdude on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install avrdude on Kali Linux.

What is avrdude

avrdude is:

AVRDUDE is an open source utility to download/upload/manipulate the ROM and EEPROM contents of AVR microcontrollers using the in-system programming technique (ISP).

There are three methods to install avrdude 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 avrdude Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install avrdude

Install avrdude Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install avrdude using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install avrdude

Install avrdude 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 avrdude using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install avrdude

How To Uninstall avrdude on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the avrdude package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove avrdude

Uninstall avrdude And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove avrdude

Remove avrdude Configurations and Data

To remove avrdude configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge avrdude

Remove avrdude configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge avrdude

Dependencies

avrdude have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libelf1
• libftdi1
• libhidapi-libusb0
• libncurses6
• libreadline8
• libtinfo6
• libusb-0.1-4

References

• avrdude website

Summary

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