How To Install bluez-obexd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-obexd on Kali Linux.
What is bluez-obexd
bluez-obexd is:
This package contains a OBEX(OBject EXchange) daemon.
OBEX is communication protocol to facilitate the exchange of the binary object between the devices.
This was the software that is independent as obexd, but this has been integrated into BlueZ from BlueZ 5.0.
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-obexd 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-obexd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bluez-obexd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bluez-obexdInstall bluez-obexd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bluez-obexd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bluez-obexdInstall bluez-obexd 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-obexd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bluez-obexdHow To Uninstall bluez-obexd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bluez-obexd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bluez-obexdUninstall bluez-obexd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bluez-obexd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bluez-obexdRemove bluez-obexd Configurations and Data
To remove bluez-obexd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bluez-obexdRemove bluez-obexd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bluez-obexd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bluez-obexdDependencies
bluez-obexd have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bluez-obexd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.