How To Install cycfx2prog on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cycfx2prog on Kali Linux.

What is cycfx2prog

cycfx2prog is:

CycFX2Prog is a tool for programming the EZ-USB FX2 controller (i.e. downloading 8051 firmware into the RAM of the device) and doing basic endpoint communication for testing purposes.

There are three methods to install cycfx2prog 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 cycfx2prog Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cycfx2prog using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cycfx2prog

Install cycfx2prog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cycfx2prog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cycfx2prog

Install cycfx2prog 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 cycfx2prog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cycfx2prog

How To Uninstall cycfx2prog on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cycfx2prog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cycfx2prog

Uninstall cycfx2prog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cycfx2prog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cycfx2prog

Remove cycfx2prog Configurations and Data

To remove cycfx2prog configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cycfx2prog

Remove cycfx2prog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cycfx2prog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cycfx2prog

Dependencies

cycfx2prog have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libusb-0.1-4

References

• cycfx2prog website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cycfx2prog package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.