How To Install hdmi2usb-mode-switch on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-mode-switch on Kali Linux. hdmi2usb-mode-switch is Configuration and firmware tool for HDMI2USB devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-mode-switch on Kali Linux.

What is hdmi2usb-mode-switch

hdmi2usb-mode-switch is:

This is the tool for flashing and configuring the HDMI2USB devices.

It can load a runtime firmware, and write firmware to the device’s flash.

https://hdmi2usb.tv/ is an open hardware and software project for capturing HDMI video with an FPGA board. This package supports the Digilent Atlys and Numato Opsis boards.

There are three methods to install hdmi2usb-mode-switch 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 hdmi2usb-mode-switch Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install hdmi2usb-mode-switch using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install hdmi2usb-mode-switch

Install hdmi2usb-mode-switch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install hdmi2usb-mode-switch using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hdmi2usb-mode-switch

Install hdmi2usb-mode-switch 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 hdmi2usb-mode-switch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hdmi2usb-mode-switch

How To Uninstall hdmi2usb-mode-switch on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the hdmi2usb-mode-switch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch

Uninstall hdmi2usb-mode-switch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hdmi2usb-mode-switch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdmi2usb-mode-switch

Remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch Configurations and Data

To remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hdmi2usb-mode-switch

Remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove hdmi2usb-mode-switch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdmi2usb-mode-switch

Dependencies

hdmi2usb-mode-switch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdmi2usb-mode-switch package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.