How To Install labgrid on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install labgrid on Kali Linux.
What is labgrid
labgrid is:
Labgrid is an embedded board control Python library with a focus on testing, development and general automation. It includes a remote control layer to control boards connected to other hosts.
The idea behind labgrid is to create an abstraction of the hardware control layer needed for testing of embedded systems, automatic software installation and automation during development. Labgrid itself is not a testing framework, but is intended to be combined with pytest (and additional pytest plugins).
This package includes the executables and manpages. The central component called Coordinator is not part of the package.
There are three methods to install labgrid 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 labgrid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install labgrid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install labgridInstall labgrid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install labgrid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install labgridInstall labgrid 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 labgrid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install labgridHow To Uninstall labgrid on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the labgrid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove labgridUninstall labgrid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall labgrid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove labgridRemove labgrid Configurations and Data
To remove labgrid configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge labgridRemove labgrid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove labgrid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge labgridDependencies
labgrid have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install labgrid package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.