How To Install openhpi-plugin-sysfs on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-sysfs on Kali Linux.
What is openhpi-plugin-sysfs
openhpi-plugin-sysfs is:
OpenHPI is an implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface specification. (See http://www.saforum.org) As such, OpenHPI facilitates the development of computer manageability applications which are not tied to a single hardware vendor’s products.
This package contains a plugin module that accesses hardware information presented through the sysfs filesystem.
There are three methods to install openhpi-plugin-sysfs 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 openhpi-plugin-sysfs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-sysfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-sysfsInstall openhpi-plugin-sysfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-sysfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-sysfsInstall openhpi-plugin-sysfs 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-sysfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-sysfsHow To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-sysfs on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-sysfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-sysfsUninstall openhpi-plugin-sysfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openhpi-plugin-sysfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-sysfsRemove openhpi-plugin-sysfs Configurations and Data
To remove openhpi-plugin-sysfs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-sysfsRemove openhpi-plugin-sysfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openhpi-plugin-sysfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-sysfsDependencies
openhpi-plugin-sysfs have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-sysfs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.