How To Install uhubctl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install uhubctl on Kali Linux. uhubctl is USB hub per-port power control

Introduction

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

What is uhubctl

uhubctl is:

Utility to control USB power per-port on smart USB hubs. Smart hub is defined as one that implements per-port power switching.

Original idea for this code was inspired by hub-ctrl.c by Niibe Yutaka: http://www.gniibe.org/development/ac-power-control-by-USB-hub

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install uhubctl

Install uhubctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install uhubctl

Install uhubctl 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 uhubctl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uhubctl

How To Uninstall uhubctl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove uhubctl

Uninstall uhubctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uhubctl

Remove uhubctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge uhubctl

Remove uhubctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uhubctl

Dependencies

uhubctl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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