How To Install usbrelay on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is usbrelay

usbrelay is:

a small utility to control USB HID based relays that can be used for home automation or other switching needs. The devices are available from several sources and are able to handle up to 10A 250VAC.

An example application are USB controlable power switches. You may use such a switch to control the power supply of an external hard disk drive for backup purposes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install usbrelay

Install usbrelay Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install usbrelay

Install usbrelay 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 usbrelay using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install usbrelay

How To Uninstall usbrelay on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove usbrelay

Uninstall usbrelay And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbrelay

Remove usbrelay Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge usbrelay

Remove usbrelay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbrelay

Dependencies

usbrelay have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libhidapi-hidraw0

References

• usbrelay website

Summary

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