How To Install libfreeipmi17 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeipmi17 on Kali Linux. libfreeipmi17 is GNU IPMI - libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeipmi17 on Kali Linux.

What is libfreeipmi17

libfreeipmi17 is:

FreeIPMI is a collection of Intelligent Platform Management IPMI system software. It provides in-band and out-of-band software and a development library conforming to the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI v1.5 and v2.0) standards.

OpenIPMI, KCS, SMIC, SSIF, LAN drivers, and an IPMI API in a C Library.

There are three methods to install libfreeipmi17 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 libfreeipmi17 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreeipmi17 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreeipmi17

Install libfreeipmi17 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreeipmi17 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfreeipmi17

Install libfreeipmi17 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 libfreeipmi17 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreeipmi17

How To Uninstall libfreeipmi17 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfreeipmi17 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreeipmi17

Uninstall libfreeipmi17 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfreeipmi17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreeipmi17

Remove libfreeipmi17 Configurations and Data

To remove libfreeipmi17 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreeipmi17

Remove libfreeipmi17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfreeipmi17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreeipmi17

Dependencies

libfreeipmi17 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreeipmi17 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.