How To Install libam7xxx-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libam7xxx-dev on Kali Linux. libam7xxx-dev is library for accessing am7xxx devices - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libam7xxx-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libam7xxx-dev

libam7xxx-dev is:

libam7xxx is an Open Source library to communicate via USB with projectors and Digital Picture Frames based on the Actions Micro AM7XXX family if ICs.

libam7xxx makes it possible to use these devices as USB displays on non-Windows Operating Systems like GNU/Linux or Android/Linux just to name a few, and on non-PC platforms like for instance mobile phones, tablets or game consoles.

Examples of supported devices are:

  • Acer C110
  • Acer C112
  • Aiptek PocketCinema T25
  • Philips/SagemCom PicoPix 1020
  • Philips/SagemCom PicoPix 2055
  • Philips/SagemCom PicoPix 2330
  • Top-Height/TEC PP700

This is the development package containing the libraries and header for software development with libam7xxx.

There are three methods to install libam7xxx-dev 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 libam7xxx-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libam7xxx-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libam7xxx-dev

Install libam7xxx-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libam7xxx-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libam7xxx-dev

Install libam7xxx-dev 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 libam7xxx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libam7xxx-dev

How To Uninstall libam7xxx-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libam7xxx-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libam7xxx-dev

Uninstall libam7xxx-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libam7xxx-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libam7xxx-dev

Remove libam7xxx-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libam7xxx-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libam7xxx-dev

Remove libam7xxx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libam7xxx-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libam7xxx-dev

Dependencies

libam7xxx-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libam7xxx-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.