How To Install fwupdate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fwupdate on Kali Linux. fwupdate is Transitional package for fwupd

Introduction

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

What is fwupdate

fwupdate is:

This is a transitional package to move users of fwupdate 12-5 or earlier to fuwpd.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fwupdate

Install fwupdate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fwupdate

Install fwupdate 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 fwupdate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fwupdate

How To Uninstall fwupdate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fwupdate

Uninstall fwupdate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fwupdate

Remove fwupdate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fwupdate

Remove fwupdate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fwupdate

Dependencies

fwupdate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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