How To Install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms on Kali Linux.

What is realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms

realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms is:

This package provides the source code for RTL8188EUS Linux driver (with monitor mode and frame injection) to be build with dkms. Kernel sources or headers are required to compile this module.

There are three methods to install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms 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 realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms

Install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms

Install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms 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 realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms

How To Uninstall realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms

Uninstall realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms And Its Dependencies

To uninstall realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms

Remove realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms Configurations and Data

To remove realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms

Remove realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms

Dependencies

realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms have the following dependencies:

• dkms

References

• realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.