How To Install scrcpy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is scrcpy

scrcpy is:

This application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB (or over TCP/IP). It does not require any root access.

This package contains the client (desktop) binary.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scrcpy

Install scrcpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scrcpy

Install scrcpy 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 scrcpy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scrcpy

How To Uninstall scrcpy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scrcpy

Uninstall scrcpy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrcpy

Remove scrcpy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scrcpy

Remove scrcpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scrcpy

Dependencies

scrcpy have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• scrcpy website

Summary

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