How To Install bluez-meshd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-meshd on Kali Linux. bluez-meshd is bluetooth mesh daemon

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 update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bluez-meshd

Install bluez-meshd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bluez-meshd

Install 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install bluez-meshd

How 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-meshd

Uninstall 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-meshd

Remove 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-meshd

Remove 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-meshd

Dependencies

bluez-meshd have the following dependencies:

References

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.