How To Install w1retap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap on Kali Linux. w1retap is Data logger for 1-Wire weather sensors

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap on Kali Linux.

What is w1retap

w1retap is:

The w1retap package reads weather sensors on a 1-Wire bus and logs the retrieved data to the configured databases or files. It supports a number of different 1-Wire host bus adapters and 1-Wire sensors designed by Dallas Semiconductor Corp (now Maxim Integrated) and compatible sensors including those from AAG Electr?nica and other hobby sensors.

There are three methods to install w1retap 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 w1retap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install w1retap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install w1retap

Install w1retap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install w1retap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install w1retap

Install w1retap 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 w1retap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install w1retap

How To Uninstall w1retap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the w1retap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove w1retap

Uninstall w1retap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall w1retap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove w1retap

Remove w1retap Configurations and Data

To remove w1retap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge w1retap

Remove w1retap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove w1retap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge w1retap

Dependencies

w1retap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install w1retap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.