How To Install libevdi0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdi0 on Kali Linux.

What is libevdi0

libevdi0 is:

The Extensible Virtual Display Interface (EVDI) is a Linux kernel module that enables management of multiple screens, allowing user-space programs to take control over what happens with the image. It is essentially a virtual display you can add, remove and receive screen updates for, in an application that uses the libevdi library.

The module and library is part of the DisplayLink Ubuntu development which enables support for DisplayLink USB 3.0 devices on Ubuntu.

Please note that this is NOT a complete driver for DisplayLink devices.

This package installs the client library used for interfacing with the evdi kernel module.

There are three methods to install libevdi0 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 libevdi0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libevdi0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libevdi0

Install libevdi0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libevdi0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libevdi0

Install libevdi0 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 libevdi0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libevdi0

How To Uninstall libevdi0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libevdi0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libevdi0

Uninstall libevdi0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libevdi0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libevdi0

Remove libevdi0 Configurations and Data

To remove libevdi0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libevdi0

Remove libevdi0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libevdi0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libevdi0

Dependencies

libevdi0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libevdi0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdi0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.