How To Install olpc-xo1-hw on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install olpc-xo1-hw on Kali Linux.

What is olpc-xo1-hw

olpc-xo1-hw is:

This package contains necessary scripts and other things to support OLPC’s XO-1 hardware. This hardware is a mix between a laptop and an embedded device, and it has some pretty quirky hardware. Thus, it needs some special handling.

There are three methods to install olpc-xo1-hw 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 olpc-xo1-hw Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install olpc-xo1-hw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install olpc-xo1-hw

Install olpc-xo1-hw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install olpc-xo1-hw using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install olpc-xo1-hw

Install olpc-xo1-hw 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 olpc-xo1-hw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install olpc-xo1-hw

How To Uninstall olpc-xo1-hw on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the olpc-xo1-hw package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove olpc-xo1-hw

Uninstall olpc-xo1-hw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall olpc-xo1-hw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove olpc-xo1-hw

Remove olpc-xo1-hw Configurations and Data

To remove olpc-xo1-hw configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge olpc-xo1-hw

Remove olpc-xo1-hw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove olpc-xo1-hw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge olpc-xo1-hw

Dependencies

olpc-xo1-hw have the following dependencies:

References

• olpc-xo1-hw website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install olpc-xo1-hw package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.