How To Install hdmi2usb-udev on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is hdmi2usb-udev

hdmi2usb-udev is:

This package provides a set of udev rules files for HDMI2USB devices. They grant access to users in the “video” group, provide stable device symlinks, and suppress ModemManager.

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-udev 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-udev 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-udev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install hdmi2usb-udev

Install hdmi2usb-udev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hdmi2usb-udev

Install hdmi2usb-udev 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-udev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hdmi2usb-udev

How To Uninstall hdmi2usb-udev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hdmi2usb-udev

Uninstall hdmi2usb-udev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hdmi2usb-udev

Remove hdmi2usb-udev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hdmi2usb-udev

Remove hdmi2usb-udev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hdmi2usb-udev

Dependencies

hdmi2usb-udev have the following dependencies:

References

• hdmi2usb-udev website

Summary

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