How To Install libubootenv-tool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubootenv-tool on Kali Linux. libubootenv-tool is Library to access U-Boot environment - tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libubootenv-tool on Kali Linux.

What is libubootenv-tool

libubootenv-tool is:

libubootenv is a library that provides a hardware independent way to access to U-Boot environment. U-Boot has its default environment compiled board-dependently and this means that tools to access the environment are also board specific, too.

This package contains files that is tool using libubootenv.

There are three methods to install libubootenv-tool 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 libubootenv-tool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libubootenv-tool

Install libubootenv-tool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libubootenv-tool

Install libubootenv-tool 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 libubootenv-tool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libubootenv-tool

How To Uninstall libubootenv-tool on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libubootenv-tool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libubootenv-tool

Uninstall libubootenv-tool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libubootenv-tool

Remove libubootenv-tool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libubootenv-tool

Remove libubootenv-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libubootenv-tool

Dependencies

libubootenv-tool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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