How To Install callisto on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is callisto

callisto is:

This is a daemon program that records data from the Callisto hardware. It supports continuous uncalibrated recording (mode 3) and spectral overviews (mode 8). To use the software, a Callisto configuration file (callisto.cfg) and frequency file (frqXXXXX.cfg) are also needed.

e-Callisto is a world wide network you can contribute to with an Callisto installation.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install callisto

Install callisto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install callisto

Install callisto 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 callisto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install callisto

How To Uninstall callisto on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove callisto

Uninstall callisto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove callisto

Remove callisto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge callisto

Remove callisto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge callisto

Dependencies

callisto have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcfitsio9

References

• callisto website

Summary

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