How To Install openzwave on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is openzwave

openzwave is:

OpenZWave is an open-source, cross-platform library designed to enable anyone to add support for Z-Wave home-automation devices to their applications, without requiring any in depth knowledge of the Z-Wave protocol.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openzwave

Install openzwave Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openzwave

Install openzwave 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 openzwave using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openzwave

How To Uninstall openzwave on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove openzwave

Uninstall openzwave And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openzwave

Remove openzwave Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openzwave

Remove openzwave configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openzwave

Dependencies

openzwave have the following dependencies:

• libopenzwave1.6
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• openzwave website

Summary

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