How To Install mdevctl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mdevctl

mdevctl is:

mdevctl is a utility for managing and persisting devices in the mediated device framework of the Linux kernel. Mediated devices are sub-devices of a parent device (ex. a vGPU) which can be dynamically created and potentially used by drivers like vfio-mdev for assignment to virtual machines.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mdevctl

Install mdevctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mdevctl

Install mdevctl 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 mdevctl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mdevctl

How To Uninstall mdevctl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mdevctl

Uninstall mdevctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdevctl

Remove mdevctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mdevctl

Remove mdevctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdevctl

Dependencies

mdevctl have the following dependencies:

• jq
• udev

References

• mdevctl website

Summary

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