How To Install libindi-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindi-data on Kali Linux.

What is libindi-data

libindi-data is:

INDI (Instrument-Neutral Device Interface) is a distributed XML-based control protocol designed to operate astronomical instrumentation. INDI is small, flexible, easy to parse, scalable, and stateless. It supports common DCS functions such as remote control, data acquisition, monitoring, and a lot more.

This package contains the data files for the INDI library.

There are three methods to install libindi-data 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 libindi-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libindi-data

Install libindi-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libindi-data

Install libindi-data 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 libindi-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libindi-data

How To Uninstall libindi-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libindi-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libindi-data

Uninstall libindi-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindi-data

Remove libindi-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libindi-data

Remove libindi-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libindi-data

Dependencies

libindi-data have the following dependencies:

References

• libindi-data website

Summary

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