How To Install usbredirserver on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is usbredirserver

usbredirserver is:

usbredirserver is a small standalone server for exporting an USB device for use from another (virtual) machine through the usbredir protocol.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install usbredirserver

Install usbredirserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install usbredirserver

Install usbredirserver 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 usbredirserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usbredirserver

How To Uninstall usbredirserver on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove usbredirserver

Uninstall usbredirserver And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbredirserver

Remove usbredirserver Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge usbredirserver

Remove usbredirserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbredirserver

Dependencies

usbredirserver have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libusb-1.0-0

References

• usbredirserver website

Summary

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