How To Install bluez-meshd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-meshd on Kali Linux.
What is bluez-meshd
bluez-meshd is:
The Bluetooth Mesh network is a new Bluetooth feature that extends “Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)”.
This package provides daemon (meshd) and tools that provide Bluetooth mesh functionality.
BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack. It is an Open Source project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL).
There are three methods to install bluez-meshd 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 bluez-meshd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bluez-meshd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bluez-meshdInstall bluez-meshd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bluez-meshd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bluez-meshdInstall bluez-meshd 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 bluez-meshd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bluez-meshdHow To Uninstall bluez-meshd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bluez-meshd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bluez-meshdUninstall bluez-meshd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bluez-meshd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bluez-meshdRemove bluez-meshd Configurations and Data
To remove bluez-meshd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bluez-meshdRemove bluez-meshd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bluez-meshd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bluez-meshdDependencies
bluez-meshd have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-meshd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.