How To Install libftdi1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1 on Kali Linux. libftdi1 is Library to control and program the FTDI USB controller

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1 on Kali Linux.

What is libftdi1

libftdi1 is:

This library could talk to FTDI’s FT232 and FT245 type USB chips from userspace. It uses libusb to communicate with the chips.

Functionalities include the possibility to use the chips in standard mode, in bitbang mode, and to read or write the serial EEPROM.

This is the C version of the library.

There are three methods to install libftdi1 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 libftdi1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libftdi1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libftdi1

Install libftdi1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libftdi1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libftdi1

Install libftdi1 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 libftdi1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libftdi1

How To Uninstall libftdi1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libftdi1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libftdi1

Uninstall libftdi1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libftdi1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libftdi1

Remove libftdi1 Configurations and Data

To remove libftdi1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libftdi1

Remove libftdi1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libftdi1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libftdi1

Dependencies

libftdi1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libftdi1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.