How To Install lpctools on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is lpctools

lpctools is:

LPCTools is an interface to NXP LPC Microcontrollers ISP (In-System Programming) serial interface.

It provides two programs:

• lpcisp: this tool gives access to each of the useful isp commands on LPC devices. It does not provide wrappers for flashing a device.
• lpcprog: this tool does not give access to each isp command, instead it provides wrappers for flashing a device. This tool gives access to each of the useful isp commands on LPC.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lpctools

Install lpctools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lpctools

Install lpctools 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 lpctools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lpctools

How To Uninstall lpctools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lpctools

Uninstall lpctools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lpctools

Remove lpctools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lpctools

Remove lpctools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lpctools

Dependencies

lpctools have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• lpctools website

Summary

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