How To Install owserver on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install owserver on Kali Linux. owserver is Backend server for 1-Wire control

Introduction

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

What is owserver

owserver is:

The 1-Wire bus is a cheap low-speed bus for devices like weather sensors, access control, etc. It can be attached to your system via serial, USB, I2C, and other interfaces.

OWserver arbitrates access to the 1-Wire bus from multiple client processes. The physical bus is usually connected to a serial or USB port, and other processes connect to owserver over network sockets (tcp port). Communication can be local or over a network.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install owserver

Install owserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install owserver

Install owserver 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 owserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install owserver

How To Uninstall owserver on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove owserver

Uninstall owserver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove owserver

Remove owserver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge owserver

Remove owserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge owserver

Dependencies

owserver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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