How To Install fxload on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fxload

fxload is:

This program is conveniently able to download firmware into FX and FX2 ez-usb devices. It is intended to be invoked by hotplug scripts when the unprogrammed device appears on the bus.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fxload

Install fxload Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fxload

Install fxload 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 fxload using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fxload

How To Uninstall fxload on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fxload

Uninstall fxload And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fxload

Remove fxload Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fxload

Remove fxload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fxload

Dependencies

fxload have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• fxload website

Summary

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