How To Install ixo-usb-jtag on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ixo-usb-jtag on Kali Linux.

What is ixo-usb-jtag

ixo-usb-jtag is:

This firmware allows a USB-capable microcontroller to act like an Altera USB-Blaster JTAG pod. Which in turn may allow you to use tools you’d normally use with the Altera USB-Blaster, including UrJTAG and openocd.

Supported hardware: The Cypress FX2 EZ-USB family, or an FTDI FT245 in combination with a CPLD. Builds are included for the hdmi2usb project’s boards (Digilet Nexys, Nexys2, Atlys and Numato Opsis).

There are three methods to install ixo-usb-jtag 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 ixo-usb-jtag Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ixo-usb-jtag

Install ixo-usb-jtag Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ixo-usb-jtag using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ixo-usb-jtag

Install ixo-usb-jtag 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 ixo-usb-jtag using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ixo-usb-jtag

How To Uninstall ixo-usb-jtag on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ixo-usb-jtag package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ixo-usb-jtag

Uninstall ixo-usb-jtag And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ixo-usb-jtag

Remove ixo-usb-jtag Configurations and Data

To remove ixo-usb-jtag configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ixo-usb-jtag

Remove ixo-usb-jtag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ixo-usb-jtag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ixo-usb-jtag

Dependencies

ixo-usb-jtag have the following dependencies:

References

• ixo-usb-jtag website

Summary

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