How To Install vxi-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vxi-dev on Kali Linux.

What is vxi-dev

vxi-dev is:

The VXI-11 protocol is used for communication with test and measurement equipment. It provides a “virtual” representation of the command, event and abort channels specified in the LXI protocol.

This package contains the headers and static libraries.

There are three methods to install vxi-dev 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 vxi-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vxi-dev

Install vxi-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vxi-dev

Install vxi-dev 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 vxi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vxi-dev

How To Uninstall vxi-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vxi-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vxi-dev

Uninstall vxi-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vxi-dev

Remove vxi-dev Configurations and Data

To remove vxi-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vxi-dev

Remove vxi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vxi-dev

Dependencies

vxi-dev have the following dependencies:

References

• vxi-dev website

Summary

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