How To Install oscar on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install oscar on Kali Linux.
What is oscar
oscar is:
OSCAR is a Free Software, cross platform research tool for exploring data produced by CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machines, and related equipment, which are used in the treatment of sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.
OSCAR is a derivative of SleepyHead version 1.1.0, created when that was abandoned by Mark Watkins.
There are three methods to install oscar 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 oscar Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install oscar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install oscarInstall oscar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install oscar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install oscarInstall oscar 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 oscar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install oscarHow To Uninstall oscar on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the oscar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove oscarUninstall oscar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall oscar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove oscarRemove oscar Configurations and Data
To remove oscar configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge oscarRemove oscar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove oscar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge oscarDependencies
oscar have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5opengl5
- libqt5printsupport5
- libqt5serialport5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
- zlib1g
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install oscar package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.