How To Install evemu-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install evemu-tools on Kali Linux. evemu-tools is Linux Input Event Device Emulation Library - test tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install evemu-tools on Kali Linux.

What is evemu-tools

evemu-tools is:

The evemu library and tools are used to describe devices, record data, create emulation devices and replay data from kernel evdev (input event) devices.

This package provides test tools for the evemu library.

There are three methods to install evemu-tools 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 evemu-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install evemu-tools

Install evemu-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install evemu-tools

Install evemu-tools 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 evemu-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install evemu-tools

How To Uninstall evemu-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the evemu-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove evemu-tools

Uninstall evemu-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove evemu-tools

Remove evemu-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge evemu-tools

Remove evemu-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evemu-tools

Dependencies

evemu-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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