How To Install libconcord5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libconcord5 on Kali Linux.

What is libconcord5

libconcord5 is:

The Logitech Harmony is a highly configurable universal IR remote control compatible with most multimedia devices. The concordance software suite allows you to program such remotes using a configuration object retrieved from the harmonyremote.com website.

This package contains the C libraries for the concordance framework.

There are three methods to install libconcord5 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 libconcord5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libconcord5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libconcord5

Install libconcord5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libconcord5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libconcord5

Install libconcord5 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 libconcord5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libconcord5

How To Uninstall libconcord5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libconcord5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libconcord5

Uninstall libconcord5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libconcord5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libconcord5

Remove libconcord5 Configurations and Data

To remove libconcord5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libconcord5

Remove libconcord5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libconcord5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libconcord5

Dependencies

libconcord5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libhidapi-libusb0
• libstdc++6
• libzip4

References

• libconcord5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libconcord5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.