How To Install minicom on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install minicom on Kali Linux. minicom is Friendly menu driven serial communication program

Introduction

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

What is minicom

minicom is:

Minicom is a clone of the MS-DOS “Telix” communication program. It emulates ANSI and VT102 terminals, has a dialing directory and auto zmodem download.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install minicom

Install minicom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install minicom

Install minicom 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 minicom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install minicom

How To Uninstall minicom on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove minicom

Uninstall minicom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove minicom

Remove minicom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge minicom

Remove minicom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minicom

Dependencies

minicom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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