How To Install acpi-call-dkms on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install acpi-call-dkms on Kali Linux.

What is acpi-call-dkms

acpi-call-dkms is:

Kernel module that enables you to call ACPI methods by writing the method
name followed by arguments to /proc/acpi/call.

It allows you to tamper with your system and should be used with caution.

There are three methods to install acpi-call-dkms 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-call-dkms 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-call-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install acpi-call-dkms

Install acpi-call-dkms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install acpi-call-dkms

Install acpi-call-dkms 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-call-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install acpi-call-dkms

How To Uninstall acpi-call-dkms on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the acpi-call-dkms package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove acpi-call-dkms

Uninstall acpi-call-dkms And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove acpi-call-dkms

Remove acpi-call-dkms Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge acpi-call-dkms

Remove acpi-call-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge acpi-call-dkms

Dependencies

acpi-call-dkms have the following dependencies:

• dkms

References

• acpi-call-dkms website

Summary

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