How To Install u-boot-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install u-boot-tools
on Kali Linux.
What is u-boot-tools
u-boot-tools is:
This package includes programs for generating and listing U-Boot images in various formats:
- mkimage
- dumpimage
- mksunxiboot
- mkenvimage
There are three methods to install u-boot-tools
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 u-boot-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install u-boot-tools
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install u-boot-tools
Install u-boot-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install u-boot-tools
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install u-boot-tools
Install u-boot-tools 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 u-boot-tools
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install u-boot-tools
How To Uninstall u-boot-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the u-boot-tools
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove u-boot-tools
Uninstall u-boot-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall u-boot-tools
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove u-boot-tools
Remove u-boot-tools Configurations and Data
To remove u-boot-tools
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge u-boot-tools
Remove u-boot-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove u-boot-tools
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge u-boot-tools
Dependencies
u-boot-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install u-boot-tools
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.