How To Install acpi-support-base on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install acpi-support-base on Kali Linux. acpi-support-base is scripts for handling base ACPI events such as the power button

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install acpi-support-base on Kali Linux.

What is acpi-support-base

acpi-support-base is:

This package contains scripts to react to various base ACPI events such as the power button. For more extensive ACPI support, including support for suspend-to-RAM and for various laptop features, install the package “acpi-support”.

There are three methods to install acpi-support-base 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 acpi-support-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install acpi-support-base

Install acpi-support-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install acpi-support-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install acpi-support-base

Install acpi-support-base 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 acpi-support-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install acpi-support-base

How To Uninstall acpi-support-base on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the acpi-support-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove acpi-support-base

Uninstall acpi-support-base And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove acpi-support-base

Remove acpi-support-base Configurations and Data

To remove acpi-support-base configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge acpi-support-base

Remove acpi-support-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove acpi-support-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge acpi-support-base

Dependencies

acpi-support-base have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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