How To Install galileo on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install galileo on Kali Linux. galileo is Utility to securely synchronize a Fitbit device with the Fitbit web service

Introduction

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

What is galileo

galileo is:

Galileo is a Python utility to securely synchronize a Fitbit device with the Fitbit web service. It allows you to browse your data on their website, and compatible applications. The main features of Galileo are: Synchronize your fitbit tracker with the fitbit server using the provided dongle; Securely communicate (using HTTPS) with the fitbit server; Save all your dumps locally for possible later analyse. Galileo supports the following trackers:

  • Fitbit One
  • Fitbit Zip
  • Fitbit Flex
  • Fitbit Force
  • Fitbit Charge
  • Fitbit Charge HR

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install galileo

Install galileo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install galileo

Install galileo 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 galileo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install galileo

How To Uninstall galileo on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove galileo

Uninstall galileo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove galileo

Remove galileo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge galileo

Remove galileo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge galileo

Dependencies

galileo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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