How To Install libhidapi-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-dev
on Kali Linux.
What is libhidapi-dev
libhidapi-dev is:
HIDAPI is a multi-platform library enabling applications to easily interface with Bluetooth and USB HID-class devices.
This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which use HIDAPI.
There are three methods to install libhidapi-dev
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 libhidapi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libhidapi-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install libhidapi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install libhidapi-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
Install libhidapi-dev 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.
After updating apt database, We can install libhidapi-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall libhidapi-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libhidapi-dev
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall libhidapi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhidapi-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove libhidapi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhidapi-dev
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove libhidapi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhidapi-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
libhidapi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhidapi-dev
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.