How To Install lxi-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools on Kali Linux.
What is lxi-tools
lxi-tools is:
lxi-tools is collection of open source software tools that enables control of LXI-compatible instruments such as modern oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers etc.
There are three methods to install lxi-tools 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 lxi-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lxi-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxi-toolsInstall lxi-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lxi-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxi-toolsInstall lxi-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install lxi-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxi-toolsHow To Uninstall lxi-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the lxi-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxi-toolsUninstall lxi-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxi-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxi-toolsRemove lxi-tools Configurations and Data
To remove lxi-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxi-toolsRemove lxi-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxi-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxi-toolsDependencies
lxi-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
