How To Install rkflashtool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rkflashtool on Kali Linux. rkflashtool is Tools for flashing Rockchip devices

Introduction

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

What is rkflashtool

rkflashtool is:

Allows flashing of Rockchip based embedded linux devices. The list of currently supported devices is: RK2818, RK2918, RK2928, RK3026, RK3036, RK3066, RK312X, RK3168, RK3188, RK3228, RK3229, RK3288, RK3368

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rkflashtool

Install rkflashtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rkflashtool

Install rkflashtool 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 rkflashtool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rkflashtool

How To Uninstall rkflashtool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rkflashtool

Uninstall rkflashtool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rkflashtool

Remove rkflashtool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rkflashtool

Remove rkflashtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rkflashtool

Dependencies

rkflashtool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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