How To Install mstflint on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mstflint on Kali Linux. mstflint is Mellanox firmware burning application and diagnostics tools

Introduction

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

What is mstflint

mstflint is:

This package contains a burning tool and diagnostic tools for Mellanox manufactured host channel adapters (HCA) and network interface cards (NIC).

This burning tool should be used only with Mellanox-manufactured HCA/NIC cards. Using it with cards manufactured by other vendors may be harmful to the cards (due to different configurations). Using the diagnostic tools is normally safe for all HCAs/NICs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mstflint

Install mstflint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mstflint

Install mstflint 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 mstflint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mstflint

How To Uninstall mstflint on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mstflint

Uninstall mstflint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mstflint

Remove mstflint Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mstflint

Remove mstflint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mstflint

Dependencies

mstflint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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