How To Install vbetool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vbetool on Kali Linux. vbetool is run real-mode video BIOS code to alter hardware state

Introduction

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

What is vbetool

vbetool is:

vbetool uses lrmi in order to run code from the video BIOS. Currently, it is able to alter DPMS states, save/restore video card state and attempt to initialize the video card from scratch.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vbetool

Install vbetool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vbetool

Install vbetool 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 vbetool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vbetool

How To Uninstall vbetool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vbetool

Uninstall vbetool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vbetool

Remove vbetool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vbetool

Remove vbetool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vbetool

Dependencies

vbetool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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