How To Install libbluetooth3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth3 on Kali Linux. libbluetooth3 is Library to use the BlueZ Linux Bluetooth stack

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth3 on Kali Linux.

What is libbluetooth3

libbluetooth3 is:

BlueZ is the official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack. It is an Open Source project distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL).

There are three methods to install libbluetooth3 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 libbluetooth3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbluetooth3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbluetooth3

Install libbluetooth3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbluetooth3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbluetooth3

Install libbluetooth3 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 libbluetooth3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbluetooth3

How To Uninstall libbluetooth3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbluetooth3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbluetooth3

Uninstall libbluetooth3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbluetooth3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbluetooth3

Remove libbluetooth3 Configurations and Data

To remove libbluetooth3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbluetooth3

Remove libbluetooth3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbluetooth3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbluetooth3

Dependencies

libbluetooth3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbluetooth3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.