How To Install libieee1284-3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libieee1284-3 on Kali Linux. libieee1284-3 is cross-platform library for parallel port access

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libieee1284-3 on Kali Linux.

What is libieee1284-3

libieee1284-3 is:

This library was designed to ease the use of the parallel port. It will automatically figure out which access method is available, depending on the running kernel and the permissions of the process.

It handles particular queries to the devices, like fetching the Device ID of a device.

There are three methods to install libieee1284-3 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 libieee1284-3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libieee1284-3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libieee1284-3

Install libieee1284-3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libieee1284-3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libieee1284-3

Install libieee1284-3 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 libieee1284-3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libieee1284-3

How To Uninstall libieee1284-3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libieee1284-3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libieee1284-3

Uninstall libieee1284-3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libieee1284-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libieee1284-3

Remove libieee1284-3 Configurations and Data

To remove libieee1284-3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libieee1284-3

Remove libieee1284-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libieee1284-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libieee1284-3

Dependencies

libieee1284-3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libieee1284-3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.