How To Install libserial1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserial1 on Kali Linux.

What is libserial1

libserial1 is:

A collection of C++ classes which allow the serial port on POSIX systems to be accessed like an iostream object. Special functions are provided for setting various parameters of the serial port such as the baud rate, character size, flow control and other.

Provides the libserial library

There are three methods to install libserial1 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 libserial1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libserial1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libserial1

Install libserial1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libserial1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libserial1

Install libserial1 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 libserial1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libserial1

How To Uninstall libserial1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libserial1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libserial1

Uninstall libserial1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libserial1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserial1

Remove libserial1 Configurations and Data

To remove libserial1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libserial1

Remove libserial1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libserial1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libserial1

Dependencies

libserial1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• libserial1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserial1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.