How To Install gaminggear-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gaminggear-utils on Kali Linux.
What is gaminggear-utils
gaminggear-utils is:
Includes the following binaries:
- gaminggearfxinfo
- gaminggearfxcontrol
This package contains the runtime binaries that allows one to get and control some of the visual effects that gaming devices might provide, such as LEDS.
There are three methods to install gaminggear-utils 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 gaminggear-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gaminggear-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gaminggear-utilsInstall gaminggear-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gaminggear-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gaminggear-utilsInstall gaminggear-utils 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gaminggear-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gaminggear-utilsHow To Uninstall gaminggear-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gaminggear-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gaminggear-utilsUninstall gaminggear-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gaminggear-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gaminggear-utilsRemove gaminggear-utils Configurations and Data
To remove gaminggear-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gaminggear-utilsRemove gaminggear-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gaminggear-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gaminggear-utilsDependencies
gaminggear-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gaminggear-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.