How To Install libvisa0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisa0 on Kali Linux. libvisa0 is Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (runtime files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisa0 on Kali Linux.

What is libvisa0

libvisa0 is:

The VISA API provides a common interface to test and measurement equipment that can be accessed via GPIB, USB or VXI-11 interfaces.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libvisa0 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 libvisa0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvisa0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvisa0

Install libvisa0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvisa0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvisa0

Install libvisa0 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 libvisa0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvisa0

How To Uninstall libvisa0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvisa0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvisa0

Uninstall libvisa0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvisa0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvisa0

Remove libvisa0 Configurations and Data

To remove libvisa0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvisa0

Remove libvisa0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvisa0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvisa0

Dependencies

libvisa0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvisa0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.