How To Install heimdall-flash on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install heimdall-flash on Kali Linux.
What is heimdall-flash
heimdall-flash is:
Heimdall is a tool for flashing firmware (aka ROMs) onto Samsung Galaxy S devices over a USB connection. It accomplishes this using the same protocol as Odin, Samsung’s internal Windows-only firmware updater.
There are three methods to install heimdall-flash 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 heimdall-flash Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install heimdall-flash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install heimdall-flashInstall heimdall-flash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install heimdall-flash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install heimdall-flashInstall heimdall-flash 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 heimdall-flash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install heimdall-flashHow To Uninstall heimdall-flash on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the heimdall-flash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove heimdall-flashUninstall heimdall-flash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall heimdall-flash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove heimdall-flashRemove heimdall-flash Configurations and Data
To remove heimdall-flash configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge heimdall-flashRemove heimdall-flash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove heimdall-flash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge heimdall-flashDependencies
heimdall-flash have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install heimdall-flash package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
