How To Install pcmciautils on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pcmciautils

pcmciautils is:

This package provides PCMCIA initialisation tools for Linux 2.6.13-rc1 or later, replacing the old pcmcia-cs tools used with earlier kernel versions. PCMCIA cards are commonly used in laptops to provide expanded capabilities such as network connections, modems, increased memory, etc.

To use PCMCIA you need to have kernel modules available to support it. These are included in the stock Debian 2.6 kernel packages. You will most likely also need udev, although it isn’t always required.

The wireless-tools package is required by many wireless network adapters.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pcmciautils

Install pcmciautils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pcmciautils

Install pcmciautils 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 pcmciautils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcmciautils

How To Uninstall pcmciautils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pcmciautils

Uninstall pcmciautils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcmciautils

Remove pcmciautils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pcmciautils

Remove pcmciautils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcmciautils

Dependencies

pcmciautils have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• pcmciautils website

Summary

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