How To Install fbset on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is fbset

fbset is:

Program to modify settings for the framebuffer devices (/dev/fb[0-9]* or /dev/fb/[0-9]*) on Linux, like depth, virtual resolution, timing parameters etc.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fbset

Install fbset Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fbset

Install fbset 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 fbset using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fbset

How To Uninstall fbset on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fbset

Uninstall fbset And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fbset

Remove fbset Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fbset

Remove fbset configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fbset

Dependencies

fbset have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• udev

References

• fbset website

Summary

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