How To Install lcdproc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lcdproc on Kali Linux.
What is lcdproc
lcdproc is:
Lcdproc is a client/server suite including drivers for all kinds of nifty LCD displays. The server supports several serial devices: Matrix Orbital, Crystal Fontz, Bayrad, LB216, LCDM001 (kernelconcepts.de), Wirz-SLI and PIC-an-LCD; and some devices connected to the LPT port: HD44780, STV5730, T6963, SED1520 and SED1330.
Various clients are available that display things like CPU load, system load, memory usage, uptime, and a lot more. Custom clients can be written using the simple client-server protocol and provided example code.
This package contains the LCD drivers which need no extra libraries to run. In the lcdproc-extra-drivers package some USB and VGA on-screen displays are also supported.
There are three methods to install lcdproc 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 lcdproc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lcdproc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lcdprocInstall lcdproc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lcdproc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lcdprocInstall lcdproc 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 lcdproc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lcdprocHow To Uninstall lcdproc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lcdproc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lcdprocUninstall lcdproc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lcdproc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lcdprocRemove lcdproc Configurations and Data
To remove lcdproc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lcdprocRemove lcdproc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lcdproc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lcdprocDependencies
lcdproc have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lcdproc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.