How To Install vish on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vish on Kali Linux. vish is Commandline interface for Virtual Instrument Software Architecture

Introduction

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

What is vish

vish is:

The VISA API provides a common interface to test and measurement equipment that can be accessed via GPIB, USB or VXI-11 interfaces.

This package contains a commandline interface that can be used to send raw commands.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vish

Install vish Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vish

Install vish 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 vish using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vish

How To Uninstall vish on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vish

Uninstall vish And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vish

Remove vish Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vish

Remove vish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vish

Dependencies

vish have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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