How To Install connman-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install connman-dev on Kali Linux. connman-dev is Development files for connman

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install connman-dev on Kali Linux.

What is connman-dev

connman-dev is:

The Linux Connection Manager project provides a daemon for managing Internet connections within embedded devices running the Linux operating system. The Connection Manager is designed to be slim and to use as few resources as possible. It is fully modular system that can be extended through plug-ins. The plug-in approach allows for easy adaption and modification for various use cases.

ConnMan provies IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity via:

  • ethernet
  • WiFi, using wpasupplicant
  • Cellular, using oFono
  • Bluetooth, using bluez

ConnMan implements DNS resolving and caching, DHCP clients for both IPv4 and IPv6, link-local IPv4 address handling and tethering (IP connection sharing) to clients via USB, ethernet, WiFi, cellular and Bluetooth.

This package contains headers, pkg-config support mainly useful for developing connman plugins.

There are three methods to install connman-dev 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 connman-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install connman-dev

Install connman-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install connman-dev

Install connman-dev 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 connman-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install connman-dev

How To Uninstall connman-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the connman-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove connman-dev

Uninstall connman-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove connman-dev

Remove connman-dev Configurations and Data

To remove connman-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge connman-dev

Remove connman-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge connman-dev

Dependencies

connman-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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