How To Install libfprint-2-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint-2-doc on Kali Linux. libfprint-2-doc is async fingerprint library of fprint project, API documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint-2-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libfprint-2-doc

libfprint-2-doc is:

The fprint project aims to support for consumer fingerprint reader devices.

Previously, Linux support for such devices has been scattered amongst different projects (many incomplete) and inconsistent in that application developers would have to implement support for each type of fingerprint reader separately. The idea is to change that by providing a central system to support all the fingerprint readers as it’s possible to get hands on.

libfprint is the centre of efforts, this component does the dirty job of talking to fingerprint reading devices, and processing fingerprint data.

This library depends on the new libusb, which performs asynchronous callbacks, allowing fprint to perform non-blocking device tasks.

This package provides the API documentation.

There are three methods to install libfprint-2-doc 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 libfprint-2-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfprint-2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfprint-2-doc

Install libfprint-2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfprint-2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfprint-2-doc

Install libfprint-2-doc 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 libfprint-2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfprint-2-doc

How To Uninstall libfprint-2-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfprint-2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfprint-2-doc

Uninstall libfprint-2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfprint-2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfprint-2-doc

Remove libfprint-2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libfprint-2-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfprint-2-doc

Remove libfprint-2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfprint-2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfprint-2-doc

Dependencies

libfprint-2-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint-2-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.