How To Install cbootimage on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is cbootimage

cbootimage is:

This package contains two programs to parse the boot config table (bct) of Tegra SoC based devices and to generate a new bct with appended bootloader (e.g. u-boot) read to be flashed to a storage device. The boot config table is used in the early boot process to setup the sdhci, DRAM memory controller and also points to the position of the bootloader.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cbootimage

Install cbootimage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install cbootimage

Install cbootimage 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 cbootimage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cbootimage

How To Uninstall cbootimage on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove cbootimage

Uninstall cbootimage And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cbootimage

Remove cbootimage Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge cbootimage

Remove cbootimage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cbootimage

Dependencies

cbootimage have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• cbootimage website

Summary

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