How To Install scmxx on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is scmxx

scmxx is:

SCMxx is a console program that allows you to exchange certain types of data with mobile phones made by Siemens. Some of the data types that can be exchanged are logos, ring tones, vCalendars, phonebook entries, and SMS messages. It works with the S25, S35i, M35i and C35i, SL45, S45 and ME45 and probably others.

You need a serial connection (either cable or infrared) to your mobile phone in order to use SCMxx.

It basically uses the AT command set published by Siemens (with some other, additional resources).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scmxx

Install scmxx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scmxx

Install scmxx 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 scmxx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scmxx

How To Uninstall scmxx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scmxx

Uninstall scmxx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scmxx

Remove scmxx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scmxx

Remove scmxx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scmxx

Dependencies

scmxx have the following dependencies:

• libbluetooth3
• libc6

References

• scmxx website

Summary

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