How To Install nvram-wakeup on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nvram-wakeup on Kali Linux.

What is nvram-wakeup

nvram-wakeup is:

nvram-wakeup can read and write the wake up time in the BIOS (via /dev/nvram on recent 2.4.x kernels or direct I/O port access). On this wake up time the computer will be powered on automatically from the soft-off state. For the video disc recorder VDR, nvram-wakeup installs a hook script, that allows VDR to set a wake up time, when it powers down.

There are three methods to install nvram-wakeup 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 nvram-wakeup Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nvram-wakeup

Install nvram-wakeup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nvram-wakeup

Install nvram-wakeup 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 nvram-wakeup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nvram-wakeup

How To Uninstall nvram-wakeup on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nvram-wakeup package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nvram-wakeup

Uninstall nvram-wakeup And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nvram-wakeup

Remove nvram-wakeup Configurations and Data

To remove nvram-wakeup configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nvram-wakeup

Remove nvram-wakeup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nvram-wakeup

Dependencies

nvram-wakeup have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• nvram-wakeup website

Summary

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