Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install acpi on Kali Linux.
What is acpi
acpi is:
Attempts to replicate the functionality of the ‘old’ apm command on
ACPI systems, including battery and thermal information. Does not support
ACPI suspending, only displays information about ACPI devices.
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There are three methods to install acpi 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install acpi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install acpiInstall acpi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install acpi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install acpiInstall acpi 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install acpi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install acpi
How To Uninstall acpi on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the acpi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove acpi
Uninstall acpi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall acpi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove acpi
Remove acpi Configurations and Data
To remove acpi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge acpi
Remove acpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove acpi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge acpi
Dependencies
acpi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install acpi package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
