How To Install nanopb on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nanopb on Kali Linux. nanopb is Protocol Buffers with small code size

Introduction

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

What is nanopb

nanopb is:

Plain-C implementation of Google’s Protocol Buffers data format. It is targeted at 32 bit microcontrollers, but is also fit for other embedded systems with tight (<10 kB ROM, <1 kB RAM) memory constraints.

This package contains the nanopb generator.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nanopb

Install nanopb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nanopb

Install nanopb 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 nanopb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nanopb

How To Uninstall nanopb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nanopb

Uninstall nanopb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nanopb

Remove nanopb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nanopb

Remove nanopb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nanopb

Dependencies

nanopb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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