How To Install ftdi-eeprom on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftdi-eeprom on Kali Linux. ftdi-eeprom is Tool for reading/erasing/flashing FTDI USB chip EEPROMs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ftdi-eeprom on Kali Linux.

What is ftdi-eeprom

ftdi-eeprom is:

ftdi-eeprom is a small tool for creating and uploading the configuration EEPROM for the FTDI chip. This eeprom contains information such as vendor and product ID, manufacturer and product strings, revision, etc.

There are three methods to install ftdi-eeprom 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 ftdi-eeprom Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ftdi-eeprom

Install ftdi-eeprom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ftdi-eeprom

Install ftdi-eeprom 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 ftdi-eeprom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ftdi-eeprom

How To Uninstall ftdi-eeprom on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ftdi-eeprom package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ftdi-eeprom

Uninstall ftdi-eeprom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ftdi-eeprom

Remove ftdi-eeprom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ftdi-eeprom

Remove ftdi-eeprom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ftdi-eeprom

Dependencies

ftdi-eeprom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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